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ReviewJournal of medical imaging and radiation oncology2025

Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2022 Workforce Census.

Hon Trinh, Nathan Stevens, Gerard Adams, Raphael Chee, Tuan Ha, Marcel Knesl, Jack Mitchell, Sakshi Nagpal, Edward Sia, Daniel Xing and 1 more

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Review in Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Gender disparities in academic radiation oncology research: A narrative review.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2027
    Review
  2. Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2022 New Zealand Workforce Census.Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Hon TrinhNSW Health; Illawarra Shoalhaven Cancer and Haematology Network, Nowra, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5927-2172
Nathan StevensRoyal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gerard AdamsGenesis Care, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7047-1284
Raphael CheeGenesis Care, Sydney, Australia.
Tuan HaGenesis Care, Sydney, Australia.
Marcel KneslQueensland Health; Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia.
Jack MitchellQueensland Health; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-694X
Sakshi NagpalRoyal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, Wellington, New Zealand.
Edward SiaIcon Group, Brisbane, Australia.
Daniel XingQueensland Health; Townsville University Hospital, Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
RANZCR Economics and Workforce Committee

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis paper reports the key findings of the Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2022 workforce census. This is the first census since the COVID-19 pandemic and questions have been updated to assess the impact on RANZCR trainees and fellows. This report focuses on the analysis of respondents from Australia, New Zealand and overseas members, with a separate paper to follow focusing exclusively on New Zealand respondents.

methodThe census was conducted in mid-late 2022 with many questions repeated from previous censuses. New questions were asked about theranostics, working remotely, hypofractionation and the impact of COVID-19 on work practices.

resultsThe census was sent to 591 radiation oncologists with an overall response rate of 52%. Almost half of respondents (n = 94/210; 45%) indicated that COVID-19 had no impact on the uptake of hypofractionation. Hypofractionation was most used by respondents in breast and prostate treatment (n = 134/200; 67% and n = 112/194; 58% respectively). Five respondents (n = 5/270; 2%) currently practise in theranostics, with the majority treating thyroid cancers within the public sector. Just under half (n = 81/167; 49%) of invited trainees responded. The majority felt that COVID-19 had a negative impact on their training. There has been a decrease in the number of new fellows seeking to complete further fellowships. Employment remains at very high levels for new fellows ( > 98%).

conclusionThe impact of COVID-19 on local practices and workloads was not as significant as seen overseas. There continues to be an increasing trend of radiation oncologists working in the private sector. The lack of indigenous representation within our profession continues to be an area that needs further attention.

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COVID-19Radiation OncologistsRadiation OncologyWorkforceAustraliaCensusesFemaleHumansMaleNew ZealandSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesAustraliacensuscensus dataNew Zealandradiation oncologyworkforce

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PMCPMC12418052

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