Table 16. Annual numbers of patients receiving radiotherapy, numbers of LINACs, numbers of staffs, patient load per LINAC and patient load per personnel according to institution categories shown Table 14; designated cancer care hospitals.
DCCH-A (287) | DCCH-B (96) | Total (383) | ||||
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Average per hospital | Total number | Average per hospital | Total number | Average per hospital | Total number | |
Total patients | 495.3 | 142 145 | 196.1 | 18 828 | 420.3 | 160 973 |
New patients | 418.9 | 120 223 | 171.9 | 16 498 | 357.0 | 136 721 |
LINAC | 1.6 | 449 | 1.0 | 98 | 1.4 | 547 |
Annual no. of total patients/LINAC | 316.6 | 192.1 | 294.3 | |||
Annual no. of new patients/LINAC | 267.8 | 168.3 | 249.9 | |||
FTE RO | 2.5 | 708.2 | 0.5 | 47.4 | 2.0 | 755.6 |
JRS/JASTRO-certified RO (full-time) | 1.9 | 557 | 0.3 | 33 | 1.5 | 590 |
Annual No. of total patients/FTE RO | 200.7 | 397.6 | 213.1 | |||
Annual no. of new patients/FTE RO | 169.8 | 348.4 | 181.0 | |||
FTE RT technologist | 4.2 | 1198.7 | 2.0 | 196.0 | 3.6 | 1394.6 |
Annual no. of total patients/FTE RTT | 118.6 | 96.1 | 115.4 | |||
Annual no. of new patients/FTE RTT | 100.3 | 84.2 | 98.0 | |||
FTE RT technologist/LINAC | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |||
FTE medical physicist | 0.41 | 118.0 | 0.11 | 10.5 | 0.34 | 128.4 |
Annual no. of total patients/FTE MP | 1205.0 | 1,801.7 | 1,253.6 | |||
Annual No. of new patients/FTE MP | 1019.2 | 1,578.8 | 1,064.7 | |||
FTE RT quality manager | 0.36 | 102.9 | 0.15 | 14.3 | 0.31 | 117.2 |
Annual no. of total patients/FTE RTQM | 1382.1 | 1316.6 | 1374.1 | |||
Annual no. of new patients/FTE RTQM | 1168.9 | 1153.7 | 1167.1 | |||
FTE RT quality manager/LINAC | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.21 |