From the "Report on the state of radiation therapy in Poland as of 31.12.2022". compiled by the National Consultant in Radiation Therapy for Oncology (based on information provided by directors of cancer centers, heads of radiation therapy centers and provincial consultants in radiation therapy for oncology), shows that last year, 99,016 patients were treated with ionizing radiation in 52 radiation therapy centers across the country. The number of centers did not increase, but they managed to recruit more specialists. At the end of 2022, they employed 654 radiation oncology specialists - 20 (3%) more than a year earlier, 505 medical physicists - 10 (5%) more and 1132 electro-radiology technicians - 4% more than in 2021.
Two-thirds of patients are eligible for radiation therapy, but fewer are treated
Radiation therapy (RT), or treatment with ionizing radiation, commonly referred to as irradiation, is - along with surgery and pharmacotherapy - one of the primary methods of oncological treatment. It is used alone (for example, in patients in whom the difficult location of the cancerous tumor makes classical surgery impossible) or is an integral part of combined treatment with sur...
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