Table 1. Features of 421 respondents (AIRO/AIOM/AIPO/SICT) to the survey.
| Characteristics | Response n (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of specialization: | |
| Radiation Oncology | 176 (42%) |
| Medical Oncology | 86 (20%) |
| Pneumology | 92 (22%) |
| Thoracic Surgery | 64 (15%) |
| Other | 3 (1%) |
| Type of practice: | |
| Academic | 165 (40%) |
| IRCCS | 53 (13%) |
| General hospital | 23 (6%) |
| Private | 23 (6%) |
| Years in practice: | |
| 0–5 years | 128 (31%) |
| 5–10 years | 51 (12%) |
| 10–15 years | 79 (19%) |
| > 15 years | 158 (38%) |
| % of working hours spent on lung tumors | |
| 90–100% | 53 (13%) |
| 70–90% | 85 (21%) |
| 50–70% | 108 (26%) |
| <50% | 168 (41%) |
| Representative physician in diagnostic and staging process: | |
| Radiation Oncologist | 7 (2%) |
| Medical Oncologist | 12 (27%) |
| Pneumologist | 208 (50%) |
| Thoracic Surgeon | |
| Geographic location: | |
| North | 182 (44%) |
| Central | 150 (36%) |
| South | 56 (14%) |
| Islands | 25 (6%) |
| Rate of multidisciplinary case discussion: | |
| Yes, with weekly meetings | 295 (72%) |
| Yes, with meetings every two weeks | 34 (8%) |
| Yes, but not regularly | 41 (10%) |
| None | 41 (10%) |
| Number of patients with LA-NSCLC treated in the last year: | |
| > 30 pts | 30 (34%) |
| 20–30 pts | 108 (26%) |
| 10–20 pts | 117 (29%) |
| <10 pts | 45 (11%) |