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Improvements in radiation therapy services in Myanmar: 2012–2020
Abstract
Introduction: Myanmar is a Low‐Middle Income Country (LMIC) in South‐East Asia. Over the last decade, reforms to the health system have included significant improvements in the delivery of radiation therapy services in both government and private‐for‐profit sectors. Methods: This review uses limited cancer registry data, observations from in‐person visits, and data from key informants in Myanmar radiation therapy centres, to report on developments in radiation therapy services in recent years. Results: Rising national cancer incidence estimates presented in this article are supplemented with annual cancer case and radiation therapy course completion statistics from three hospital / regional contexts. Strategies which enabled the increased delivery of radiation therapy services are described. Data regarding the geographic locations of radiation therapy centres, their equipment and software inventories, is tabulated. The impact on clinical practice standards through upgraded equipment and software used for treatment planning and delivery is discussed. Clinical staffing at each centre is catalogued, role descriptions are given, and increases in staff numbers in recent years are documented. The present clinical and academic education challenges for radiation therapy staff and the importance of these issues for technical practice advancements are discussed. Conclusion: Myanmar’s successes and continued challenges in radiation therapy service delivery are emulated in other LMIC’s. Strategic planning for new and existing radiation therapy centres, further staff increases and improved academic and clinical learning for radiation therapy staff should assist in meeting these challenges. Further international engagement could also enhance these processes.
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- Authors
- Opie, C., & Shwe, K. M.
- Affiliations
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Department of Radiation Oncology/Cancer Registry Unit Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar
- Corresponding author
- Opie, Craig
- Venue
- Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-05-07
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 445-453
- ISSN
- 1754-9477 (ISSN-L)
- 1754-9485
- OpenAlex
- W3158595105
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 0.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Keywords
- Myanmar, low- and middle-income countries, cancer incidence, radiotherapy facilities, health care reform, access to cancer care
- MeSH terms
- Myanmar, Humans, Neoplasms, Radiotherapy, Incidence
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