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Table 1: Demographic Data

COUNTRY Denmark
POPULATION 5,484,723 (July 2008 est.)
AREA (sq km) 43,094
GDP (PPP) $203.7 billion (2007 est.)
NATIONAL SPEND ON HEALTHCARE
SOURCE(S) OF HEALTHCARE FUNDING

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Table 2: Cancer Types

(Reference year for data = 200-)

CANCER TYPES

INCIDENCE (/100,000 OF POPULATION)

NUMBER OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENTS PER YEAR (/100,000 INCIDENCE)

% OF PATIENTS TREATED WITH RADIOTHERAPY 

AVERAGE TIME FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT (WEEKS)

Prostate

Breast

Lung

Head and Neck

Oesophagus

Rectum

Cervix

Uterus (body)
Lymphoma
Brain
Thyroid
Leukaemia
Sarcoma

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Table 3: Health Professional Data

(Reference year for data = 200-)

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

NUMBER OF (WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT)

NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION

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Table 4: Technology Data

(Reference year for data = 2008)

TECHNOLOGY

TOTAL NUMBER

NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION 

Linear Accelerators  
Cobalt Machines
Simulators
Brachytherapy Afterloaders
IMRT
IGRT
Proton Therapy Machines
Carbon14 Therapy Machines
MRI Treament Planning
CT Treatment Planning
Gamma Knife/Stereotactic Systems
Orthovoltage Machines

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Table 5: Hospital Data

Number of Hospitals with RT department

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