Radiation Therapy Staffing Ratios

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What is the recommended ratio of physicists to patients treated annually?

  • 1:300
  • 1:400 (correct)
  • 1:500
  • 1:200

How many dosimetrists are required for 900 patients treated annually?

  • 3 (correct)
  • 4
  • 2
  • 5

What is the maximum number of patients that can be treated daily by one linac with 2 therapists?

  • 25 (correct)
  • 35
  • 30
  • 20

If a hospital has 2 linacs and each linac has 2 therapists, how many patients can they treat in a day?

<p>40 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum number of physicists required for a hospital with 800 patients treated annually?

<p>2 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a hospital treats 1200 patients annually, what is the minimum number of physicists and dosimetrists required?

<p>2 physicists and 3 dosimetrists (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A hospital has 3 linacs, each with 2 therapists. What is the maximum number of patients that can be treated daily?

<p>180 patients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a hospital has 2 therapists per linac and each linac treats 20 patients daily, what is the minimum number of linacs required?

<p>2 linacs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A hospital treats 600 patients annually. If they hire one additional physicist, how many patients can they treat annually with the same number of dosimetrists and therapists?

<p>800 patients (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a hospital has 5 physicists and 4 dosimetrists, what is the maximum number of patients that can be treated annually?

<p>1800 patients (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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One physicist per 400 patients treated annually One dosimetrist per 300 patients treated annually Two therapists per linac up to 25 patients treated per day

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