Kron T, Azhari Ha, Voon Eo, Cheung Ky, Ravindran P, Soejoko D, Inamura K, Han Y, Ung Nm, Bold L, Win Um, Srivastava R, Meyer J, Farrukh S, Rodriguez L, Kuo M, Lee Jcl, Kumara A, Lee Cc, Krisanachinda A, Nguyen Xc, Ng Kh
Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Biomed Imaging Interv J. 2012 Apr;8(2):e10. doi: 10.2349/biij.8.2.e10. Epub 2012 Apr 1.
Medical physicists are essential members of the radiation oncology team. Given the increasing complexity of radiotherapy delivery, it is important to ensure adequate training and staffing. The aim of the present study was to update a similar survey from 2008 and assess the situation of medical physicists in the large and diverse Asia Pacific region.
Between March and July 2011, a survey on profession and practice of radiation oncology medical physicists (ROMPs) in the Asia Pacific region was performed. The survey was sent to senior physicists in 22 countries. Replies were received from countries that collectively represent more than half of the world's population. The survey questions explored five areas: education, staffing, work patterns including research and teaching, resources available, and job satisfaction.
Compared to a data from a similar survey conducted three years ago, the number of medical physicists in participating countries increased by 29% on average. This increase is similar to the increase in the number of linear accelerators, showing that previously identified staff shortages have yet to be substantially addressed. This is also highlighted by the fact that most ROMPs are expected to work overtime often and without adequate compensation. While job satisfaction has stayed similar compared to the previous survey, expectations for education and training have increased somewhat. This is in line with a trend towards certification of ROMPs.
As organisations such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) start to recognise medical physics as a profession, it is evident that despite some encouraging signs there is still a lot of work required towards establishing an adequately trained and resourced medical physics workforce in the Asia Pacific region.
医学物理师是放射肿瘤学团队的重要成员。鉴于放射治疗实施的复杂性不断增加，确保充足的培训和人员配备非常重要。本研究的目的是更新2008年的一项类似调查，并评估幅员辽阔、情况多样的亚太地区医学物理师的现状。
2011年3月至7月，对亚太地区放射肿瘤学医学物理师（ROMPs）的职业和实践进行了一项调查。该调查发送给了22个国家的资深物理师。收到回复的国家合计代表了超过世界一半的人口。调查问题涵盖五个领域：教育、人员配备、包括研究和教学在内的工作模式、可用资源以及工作满意度。
与三年前进行的类似调查的数据相比，参与调查国家的医学物理师数量平均增加了29%。这一增长与直线加速器数量的增长相似，表明之前发现的人员短缺问题尚未得到实质性解决。大多数ROMPs经常被要求加班且没有足够补偿这一事实也凸显了这一点。虽然与之前的调查相比工作满意度保持相似，但对教育和培训的期望有所提高。这与ROMPs认证的趋势一致。
随着国际劳工组织（ILO）等组织开始认可医学物理作为一种职业，显而易见的是，尽管有一些令人鼓舞的迹象，但在亚太地区建立一支训练有素、资源充足的医学物理师队伍仍有大量工作要做。
