Investigation on the current situation of radiotherapy in Sichuan province

Objective: To understand the status of the radiation therapy in Sichuan province, analysis the development level of radiotherapy in the past five years in Sichuan province, provide reference for the rational allocation of radiotherapy resources in the province, promote the healthy development of radiotherapy. Methods: With reference to the surveys carried out by other provinces and the survey of Sichuan province in 2009, to determine the survey schemes, survey projects. The survey covers all medical units of radiation therapy in the province, adopt the way of combination of questionnaire and on-the-spot visiting. Results: There is a big progress in basic condition, treatment equipment, auxiliary equipment, verification equipment, personnel and application of new technologies. Compared with 2009 survey, multiple projects achieve a 50% or even more than 100% growth. Conclusions: The rapid development of radiation oncology in Sichuan province will ultimately benefit a large number of tumor patients in Sichuan province. Patients will be treated with better environment,treatment technology and quality. At the same time, higher requirement of quality control for the entire province is put forward to us. (authors)