ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

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Interdisciplinary - Health economics & health services research

ESTRO 2024

needed 46 radiation oncologists, 36 medical physicists, and 102 radiation therapists. So, to meet the future demand, it is anticipated that a total of 28 to 46 radiation oncologists, 22 to 36 medical physicists, and 61 to 102 radiation therapists will be required.

2040

2040

Optimal radiotherapy proportion

Cancer site

New cases GLOBOCAN

EBRT

optimal

courses

Bladder

0.47

3,305

1,553

Brain

0.80

1,236

989

Breast

0.87

7,1

6,177

Cervix

0.71

817

580

Colon

0.04

6,617

265

Gallbladder

0.17

182

31

Head and neck 0.74

2,844

2,105

Kidney

0.15

1,4

210

Leukaemia

0.04

1,884

75

Lung

0.78

6,448

5,029

Lymphoma

0.73

2,633

1,922

Melanoma

0.21

1,163

244

Myeloma

0.45

1,105

497

Oesophagus

0.71

790

561

Ovary

0.04

616

25

Pancreas

0.49

2,264

1,109

Prostate

0.58

8,216

4,765

Rectum

0.60

5,989

3,593

Stomach

0.27

3,608

974

Testis

0.15

213

32

Thyroid

0.04

1,563

63

Unknown primary

0.61

1,506

919

Uterus

0.32

1,376

440

Vagina

0.94

60

56

Vulva

0.39

249

97

Other

0.19

1,328

252