Table 1: Demographic Data
| COUNTRY |
Malta |
| POPULATION |
403,532 (July 2008 est.) |
| AREA (sq km) |
316 |
| GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) |
$9.396 billion (2007 est.) |
| NATIONAL SPEND ON HEALTHCARE |
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Table 2: Cancer Types
(Reference year for data = 200-)
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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 |
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| Breast |
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| Lung |
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| Head and Neck |
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| Oesophagus |
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| Rectum |
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| Cervix |
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| Uterus (body) |
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| Lymphoma |
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| Brain |
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| Thyroid |
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| Leukaemia |
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| Sarcoma |
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Table 3: Health Professional Data
(Reference year for data = 200-)
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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS |
NUMBER OF (WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT) |
NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION |
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Table 4: Technology Data
(Reference year for data = 200-)
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TECHNOLOGY |
TOTAL NUMBER |
NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION |
| Linear Accelerators |
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| Cobalt Machines |
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| Simulators |
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| Brachytherapy Afterloaders |
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| IMRT |
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| IGRT |
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| Proton Therapy Machines |
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| Carbon14 Therapy Machines |
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| MRI Treament Planning |
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| CT Treatment Planning |
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| Gamma Knife/Stereotactic Systems |
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| Orthovoltage Machines |
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Table 5: Hospital Data
| Number of Hospitals with RT department |
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National Societies Directories
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