Table 1.
Changes in the percentage of RT access and additional teleradiotherapy unit requirements for all countries in Asia with various strategies to maximize utilization of RT infrastructure
| Countries | With SFRT and 8 working hours |
With HFRT and 8 working hours |
+25% working hours and SFRT |
+25% working hours and HFRT |
+50% working hours and SFRT |
+50% working hours and HFRT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent RT access | Additional TRT units | Percent RT access | Additional TRT units | Percent RT access | Additional TRT units | Percent RT access | Additional TRT units | Percent RT access | Additional TRT units | Percent RT access | Additional TRT units | |
| Afghanistan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Armenia | 27.2 | 8 | 32.7 | 6 | 34.1 | 6 | 39.5 | 5 | 13.6 | 4 | 46.3 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 67.1 | 5 | 80.5 | 2 | 83.9 | 2 | 97.3 | 0 | 33.6 | 0 | 114.1 | –1 |
| Bahrain | 141.5 | –1 | 169.8 | –1 | 176.9 | –1 | 205.2 | –1 | 70.8 | –1 | 240.6 | –1 |
| Bangladesh | 18.0 | 159 | 21.6 | 127 | 22.5 | 120 | 26.1 | 99 | 9.0 | 94 | 30.7 | 79 |
| Bhutan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Brunei | 166.5 | –1 | 199.7 | –1 | 208.1 | –1 | 241.4 | –1 | 83.2 | –1 | 283.0 | –1 |
| Cambodia | 10.1 | 18 | 12.1 | 14 | 12.6 | 14 | 14.7 | 12 | 5.1 | 11 | 17.2 | 10 |
| China | 30.1 | 3818 | 36.1 | 2908 | 37.6 | 2726 | 43.6 | 2123 | 15.0 | 1998 | 51.2 | 1569 |
| Cyprus | 113.8 | –1 | 136.6 | –2 | 142.3 | –2 | 165.0 | –3 | 56.9 | –3 | 193.5 | –3 |
| Democratic People's Republic, Korea | 4.3 | 67 | 5.2 | 55 | 5.4 | 53 | 6.2 | 45 | 2.1 | 44 | 7.3 | 38 |
| Georgia | 139.9 | –5 | 167.9 | –6 | 174.9 | –7 | 202.9 | –8 | 70.0 | –8 | 237.9 | –9 |
| Hong Kong | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| India | 43.2 | 838 | 51.9 | 592 | 54.0 | 543 | 62.7 | 380 | 21.6 | 346 | 73.5 | 230 |
| Indonesia | 13.4 | 386 | 16.1 | 312 | 16.8 | 297 | 19.5 | 248 | 6.7 | 237 | 22.9 | 202 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 85.0 | 21 | 102.0 | –2 | 106.2 | –7 | 123.2 | –23 | 42.5 | –26 | 144.5 | –37 |
| Iraq | 57.8 | 14 | 69.3 | 8 | 72.2 | 7 | 83.8 | 4 | 28.9 | 3 | 98.2 | 0 |
| Israel | 100.1 | 0 | 120.1 | –6 | 125.1 | –7 | 145.1 | –11 | 50.0 | –11 | 170.1 | –14 |
| Japan | 86.0 | 153 | 103.2 | –30 | 107.5 | –66 | 124.8 | –187 | 43.0 | –212 | 146.3 | –298 |
| Jordan | 99.6 | 0 | 119.6 | –2 | 124.6 | –3 | 144.5 | –4 | 49.8 | –5 | 169.4 | –6 |
| Kazakhstan | 105.1 | –2 | 126.1 | –9 | 131.4 | –11 | 152.4 | –15 | 52.6 | –16 | 178.7 | –20 |
| Kuwait | 83.3 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 104.1 | 0 | 120.8 | –1 | 41.7 | –1 | 141.6 | –1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23.8 | 6 | 28.6 | 5 | 29.8 | 5 | 34.5 | 4 | 11.9 | 4 | 40.5 | 3 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.1 | 8 | 24.2 | 6 | 25.2 | 6 | 29.2 | 5 | 10.1 | 5 | 34.3 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 106.0 | –1 | 127.2 | –5 | 132.5 | –6 | 153.8 | –8 | 53.0 | –9 | 180.3 | –10 |
| Macao | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Malaysia | 95.2 | 3 | 114.3 | –7 | 119.0 | –9 | 138.1 | –15 | 47.6 | –16 | 161.9 | –21 |
| Maldives | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mongolia | 68.6 | 2 | 82.3 | 1 | 85.7 | 1 | 99.4 | 0 | 34.3 | 0 | 116.5 | –1 |
| Myanmar | 23.7 | 68 | 28.4 | 53 | 29.6 | 50 | 34.4 | 40 | 11.9 | 38 | 40.3 | 31 |
| Nepal | 21.0 | 26 | 25.2 | 21 | 26.3 | 20 | 30.5 | 16 | 10.5 | 15 | 35.7 | 13 |
| Oman | 45.2 | 2 | 54.3 | 2 | 56.6 | 2 | 65.6 | 1 | 22.6 | 1 | 76.9 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 25.5 | 166 | 30.6 | 129 | 31.9 | 122 | 37.0 | 97 | 12.8 | 92 | 43.4 | 74 |
| Palestine | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Philippines | 28.2 | 130 | 33.9 | 100 | 35.3 | 94 | 40.9 | 74 | 14.1 | 69 | 48.0 | 55 |
| Qatar | 174.7 | –1 | 209.7 | –2 | 218.4 | –2 | 253.4 | –2 | 87.4 | –2 | 297.0 | –2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 99.3 | 0 | 119.2 | –5 | 124.1 | –6 | 144.0 | –10 | 49.6 | –11 | 168.8 | –13 |
| Singapore | 66.3 | 12 | 79.6 | 6 | 82.9 | 5 | 96.2 | 1 | 33.2 | 0 | 112.7 | –3 |
| South Korea | 45.2 | 194 | 54.2 | 135 | 56.5 | 123 | 65.5 | 84 | 22.6 | 76 | 76.8 | 48 |
| Sri Lanka | 53.8 | 14 | 64.6 | 9 | 67.3 | 8 | 78.1 | 4 | 26.9 | 4 | 91.5 | 1 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 23.3 | 23 | 27.9 | 18 | 29.1 | 17 | 33.8 | 14 | 11.6 | 13 | 39.6 | 11 |
| Taiwan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Tajikistan | 13.9 | 6 | 16.6 | 5 | 17.3 | 5 | 20.1 | 4 | 6.9 | 4 | 23.5 | 3 |
| Thailand | 46.5 | 116 | 55.8 | 80 | 58.1 | 73 | 67.4 | 49 | 23.2 | 44 | 79.0 | 27 |
| Timor-Leste | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Turkey | 98.5 | 4 | 118.2 | –41 | 123.1 | –50 | 142.8 | –80 | 49.2 | –86 | 167.4 | –107 |
| Turkmenistan | 93.4 | 0 | 112.1 | –1 | 116.7 | –1 | 135.4 | –2 | 46.7 | –2 | 158.8 | –3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 76.6 | 2 | 92.0 | 0 | 95.8 | 0 | 111.1 | –1 | 38.3 | –1 | 130.3 | –1 |
| Uzbekistan | 21.3 | 26 | 25.6 | 20 | 26.7 | 19 | 30.9 | 16 | 10.7 | 15 | 36.3 | 12 |
| Viet Nam | 17.5 | 174 | 21.0 | 139 | 21.9 | 132 | 25.4 | 109 | 8.8 | 104 | 29.8 | 87 |
| Yemen | 5.9 | 16 | 7.0 | 13 | 7.3 | 13 | 8.5 | 11 | 2.9 | 10 | 10.0 | 9 |
Abbreviations: HFRT = hypofractionated radiation therapy; NA = not available as either data for cancer incidence from Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) or for TRT units from DIrectory of Radiotherapy Centers (DIRAC), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), or both were not available; RT = radiation therapy; SFRT = standard fractionated radiation therapy; TRT = teleradiotherapy units.