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Table 3 Number of radiation oncologists per country compared to the numbers recommended by the IAEA

From: Radiotherapy in the Caribbean: a spotlight on the human resource and equipment challenges among CARICOM nations

Country

Existing

Recommended1 (population based)

Absolute difference (population based)

Recommended2 (patient based)

Absolute difference (patient based)

Antigua and Barbuda

3

< 1

2

< 1*

2

The Bahamas

2

4

− 2

2

0

Barbados

1

3

− 2

3

− 2

Belize

0; NRM

4

− 4

< 1

− 1

Dominica

0; NRM

< 1

− 1

< 1*

− 1

Grenada

0; NRM

1

− 1

< 1*

− 1

Guyana

1

8

− 7

2

− 1

Haiti

0;NRM

111

− 111

27

− 27

Jamaica

6

29

− 23

16

− 10

St. Kitts and Nevis

0; NRM

< 1

− 1

< 1*

− 1

St. Lucia

0; NRM

2

− 2

< 1

− 1

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

0; NRM

1

− 1

< 1*

− 1

Suriname

2

6

− 4

2

0

Trinidad and Tobago

7

14

− 7

7

0

All countries

22

186

− 164

66

− 44

  1. NRM no radiotherapy machine
  2. *Using average crude incidence ratio (new cases/population) of the nine CARICOM nations with known incidence data from GLOBOCAN = 0.002 06 (95% CI = 0.000 82)
  3. 1One per 100 000 inhabitants (per population) and using World Bank population data 2019 revision [6]
  4. 2One per 250 patients/year (using radiation utilization rate of 55% and GLOBOCAN data) [7]