Table 4 Number of medical physicists per country compared to the numbers recommended by the IAEA
Country | Existing | Recommended1 (per population) | Absolute difference (per population) | Recommended2 (patient based) | Absolute difference (patient based) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | < 1 | 1 | < 1* | 1 |
The Bahamas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Barbados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | − 1 |
Belize | 0; NRM | 2 | − 2 | < 1 | − 1 |
Dominica | 0; NRM | < 1 | − 1 | < 1* | − 1 |
Grenada | 0; NRM | < 1 | − 1 | < 1* | − 1 |
Guyana | 1 | 4 | − 3 | 1 | 0 |
Haiti | 0; NRM | 56 | − 56 | 17 | − 17 |
Jamaica | 9 | 15 | − 6 | 10 | − 1 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 0; NRM | < 1 | − 1 | < 1* | − 1 |
St. Lucia | 0; NRM | < 1 | − 1 | < 1 | − 1 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0; NRM | < 1 | − 1 | < 1* | − 1 |
Suriname | 1 | 3 | − 2 | 1 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 7 | − 1 | 5 | 1 |
All countries | 22 | 96 | − 74 | 44 | − 22 |