Research Article

The Caribbean Community Clinical Oncology Workforce: Analyzing Where We Are Today and Projecting for Tomorrow

Table 1

This shows the distribution of radiation therapy machines per country and the recommended number per population size based on recommendations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (1 machine per 180,00 inhabitants).

Country Existing external beam radiation therapy machinesRecommended external beam radiation therapy machines
Cobalt-60LINACTotal

Antigua-111
Barbados1-12
Jamaica22416
Suriname-223
Trinidad1348