Table 1: Demographic Data

COUNTRY	Cyprus
POPULATION	792,604 (July 2008 est.)
AREA (sq km)	9,250
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)	$21.38 billion (2007 est.)
NATIONAL SPEND ON HEALTHCARE
SOURCE(S) OF HEALTHCARE FUNDING

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Table 2: Cancer Types

(Reference year for data = 2007)

CANCER TYPES	INCIDENCE (/100,000 OF POPULATION)		NUMBER OF RT TREATMENTS PER YEAR (/100,000 INCIDENCE)		% OF PATIENTS TREATED WITH RT	AVERAGE TIME FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT (WEEKS)
Prostate	224		94
Breast	476		236
Lung	122		77
Head and Neck	54		33
Oesophagus	11		5
Rectum	72		46
Cervix	21		14
Uterus (body)	47		16
Lymphoma	53		24
Brain	46		33
Thyroid	75		2
Leukaemia	8		3
Sarcoma	32		14

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Table 3: Health Professional Data

(Reference year for data = 2007)

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS	NUMBER OF (WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT)		NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION
Number of Radiation Oncologists	6		0.757
Number of Medical Physicists	7		0.883
Number of Radiobiologists	0		0.00
Number of RTTs	16		2.012
Number of Radiotherapy Nurses	3		0.379
Number of Other	4		0.505

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Table 4: Technology Data

(Reference year for data = 2008)

TECHNOLOGY	TOTAL NUMBER		NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION
Linear Accelerators	2		0.252
Cobalt Machines	0		0
Simulators	1		0.126
Brachytherapy Afterloaders	1		0.126
IMRT	0		0
IGRT	0		0
Proton Therapy Machines	0		0
Carbon14 Therapy Machines	0		0
MRI Treament Planning	0		0
CT Treatment Planning	1		0.126
Gamma Knife/Stereotactic Systems	0		0
Orthovoltage Machines	1		0.126

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Table 5: Hospital Data

Number of Hospitals with RT department

1

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National Societies Directories

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Cyprus TABLE 1: Demographic Data TABLE 2: Cancer Types TABLE 3: Health Professional Data TABLE 4: Technology Data TABLE 5: Hospital Data National Societies Directories