Table 1 The trend of radiotherapy facilities and human resources based on population of Iran from 2010 to 2022

Population (*10⁶)^a

73.7

78.4

85

+ 8.4%

GNI per capita ($USD)^b

6250

5710

3370

- 40.9%

Radiotherapy staff

 Radiation oncologist

147

243

344

+ 41.6%

 Radiation oncologist / 1 million population

1.99

3.10

4.04

+ 30.3%

 Medical physicist

N/A

188

252

+ 34.0%

 Medical physicist / 1 million population

N/A

2.39

2.96

+ 23.8%

 Radiotherapy technologist

N/A

384

419

+ 9.11%

 Radiotherapy technologist/ 1 million population

N/A

4.89

4.92

+ 0.61%

 Radiation Oncology Residents

N/A

N/A

165

N/A

Radiotherapy facilities

 Radiotherapy center

34

61

76

+ 24.6%

 Radiotherapy machine

32

77

123

+ 59.7%

 Radiotherapy machine / 1 million population

0.43

0.98

1.44

+ 46.9%

 Brachytherapy machine

N/A

N/A

14

N/A

Number of centers with each radiotherapy machine type

 IMRT/ IGRT

None

None

58

N/A

 MLC

N/A

N/A

64

N/A

 EPID

None

None

58

N/A

 CT simulation 

N/A

N/A

30

N/A

 IORT

N/A

N/A

4

N/A

 Orthovoltage device

N/A

N/A

1

N/A