Table 1.
Characteristics of nuclear medicine physicians (NM) and radiologists (RAD) who participated in the survey
| Variable | NM (n = 36) | RAD (n = 103) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 31–40/41–50/51–60/60 + /NI | 9/13/8/6/0 | 33/35/25/9/1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male/female/NI* | 21/15/0 | 72/30/1 |
| Training curriculum followed by participants | ||
| Integrated/old style nuclear medicine*/old style radiology*/older/NI* | 0/34/1/0/1 | 6/1/58/38/0 |
| Type of center where survey participant’s residency training was done | ||
| Academic/non-academic/combination/other | 24/7/5/0 | 34/22/47/0 |
| Postresidency experience (years) | ||
| 0–10/11–20/21–30/30 + /NI* | 15/14/5/2/0 | 51/26/20/3/3 |
| Current hospital of practice | ||
| Academic/non-academic/combination/other | 15/19/1/1 | 41/58/4/0 |
| Resident’s currently or previous in training with NMMR subspecialty | ||
| Yes/no/do not know/NI* | 20/7/2/7 | 58/21/4/20 |
| Perceived rate of integration of nuclear medicine and radiology departments | ||
| None/low/mid/high/fully/NI* | 2/4/9/11/9/1 | 1/13/24/31/30/4 |
| Perceived rate of success of the integrated training*** | ||
| Failure/low/mid/high/success/NI* | 0/5/12/9/1/9 | 0/14/17/34/13/25 |
| Multidisciplinary meeting attendance by | ||
| Only radiologist/only nuclear medicine physician/both/otherwise/NI* | 0/0/18/17/1 | 8/1/54/39/1 |
| Sufficient time for residents to do research | ||
| Yes/no/NI* | 16/18/2 | 91/12/0 |
*NI, not indicated; NMMR, nuclear medicine and molecular radiology
**Old style refers to previous nuclear medicine and radiology training programs which were largely separated
***The 10 punt scale that was used is summarized in steps of 2 grades, ranging from failure as the lowest, up until success for the highest, for easier overview