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THE NETHERLANDS


Table 1: Demographic Data

COUNTRY The Netherlands
POPULATION 16,645,313 (July 2008 est.)
AREA (sq km) 41,526
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) $639.5 billion (2007 est.)
NATIONAL SPEND ON HEALTHCARE
SOURCE(S) OF HEALTHCARE FUNDING

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Table 2: Cancer Types

(Reference year for data = 2005)

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

108.7

Breast

73.8

Lung

60.3

Head and Neck

16.4

Oesophagus

9.5

Rectum

66.5

Cervix

8.3

Uterus (body)

22.4

Lymphoma

19

Brain

6.3

Thyroid

2.8

Leukaemia

21

Sarcoma

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Table 3: Health Professional Data

(Reference year for data = 2005)

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

NUMBER OF (WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT)

NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION

Number of Radiation Oncologists

176

1.057

Number of Medical Physicists

80

0.481

Number of Radiobiologists

12

0.072

Number of RTTs

1020

6.128

Number of Radiotherapy Nurses
Number of Other

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Table 4: Technology Data

(Reference year for data = 2005)

TECHNOLOGY

TOTAL NUMBER

NUMBER /100,000 OF POPULATION 

Linear Accelerators

99

0.595

Cobalt Machines

0

0

Simulators

32

0.192

Brachytherapy Afterloaders

31

0.186

IMRT

 

 

IGRT

 

 

Proton Therapy Machines

0

0

Carbon14 Therapy Machines

0

0

MRI Treament Planning

 

 

CT Treatment Planning

23

0.138

Gamma Knife/Stereotactic Systems

2

0.012

Orthovoltage Machines

5

0.030

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Table 5: Hospital Data

Number of Hospitals with RT department

21

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