Status of radiotherapy resources in Africa: an International Atomic Energy Agency analysis
Status of radiotherapy resources in Africa: an International Atomic Energy Agency analysis
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DOI：
10.1016/s1470-2045(12)70532-6
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发表时间：
2013-04-01
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51.1
通讯作者：
Rosenblatt, Eduardo
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作者：
Abdel-Wahab, May;Bourque, Jean-Marc;Rosenblatt, Eduardo
放射治疗是癌症控制方案的一个重要组成部分。随着非洲大陆癌症发病率的增加，非洲放射肿瘤学资源的稀缺变得更加严重。我们对非洲放射肿瘤学资源的状况进行了纵向评估，以衡量问题的严重程度和旨在加强非洲大陆放射服务的方案的影响。通过《放射治疗中心名录》对非洲的放射肿瘤科进行了调查，国际原子能机构2010年非洲区域和区域间项目报告提供的信息对这一信息进行了补充。在包括在内的52个非洲国家中，已知只有23个国家有远距离治疗。这些设施集中在非洲大陆的南部和北方各州。在52个非洲国家中，只有20个国家有近距离放射治疗资源（高剂量率或低剂量率）。虽然一些国家在建立放射肿瘤学服务方面取得了进展，但对基本放射服务的需求仍然很大，需要调动大量资源，以使服务跟上许多国家迅速增长的人口的步伐。
Radiation therapy is an important component of cancer control programmes. The scarcity of radiation oncology resources in Africa is becoming more severe as cancer incidence increases in the continent. We did a longitudinal assessment of the status of radiation oncology resources in Africa to measure the extent of the problem and the effects of programmes designed to enhance radiation services in the continent. Radiation oncology departments in Africa were surveyed through the Directory of Radiotherapy Centres, and this information was supplemented by that available from International Atomic Energy Agency Regional African and Interregional project reports for 2010. Of 52 African countries included, only 23 are known to have teletherapy. These facilities are concentrated in the southern and northern states of the continent. Brachytherapy resources (high-dose rate or low-dose rate) were only available in 20 of the 52 African countries. Although progress has been made in the establishment of radiation oncology services in some countries, a large need still exists for basic radiation services, and much resource mobilisation is needed for services to keep pace with the burgeoning populations of many countries.