title: Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2010 workforce survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper outlines the key results of the Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2010 workforce survey and compares these results with earlier data.
  
  
  METHODS
  The workforce survey was conducted in mid-2010 using a custom-designed 17-question survey. The overall response rate was 76%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of radiation oncologist respondents were male (n = 212, 71%), but the majority of trainee respondents were female (n = 59, 52.7%). The age range of fellows was 32-92 years (median: 47 years; mean: 49 years) and that of trainees was 27-44 years (median: 31 years; mean: 31.7 years). Most radiation oncologists worked at more than one practice (average: two practices). The majority of radiation oncologists worked in the public sector (n = 169, 64.5%), with some working in 'combination' of public and private sectors (n = 65, 24.8%) and a minority working in the private sector only (n = 28, 10.7%). The hours worked per week ranged from 1 to 85 (mean: 44 h; median: 45 h) for radiation oncologists, while for trainees the range was 16-90 (mean: 47 h; median: 45 h). The number of new cases seen in a year ranged from 1 to 1100 (mean: 275; median: 250). Most radiation oncologists considered themselves generalists with a preferred sub-specialty (43.3%) or specialists (41.9%), while a minority considered themselves as generalists (14.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are a relatively large and increasing number of radiation oncologists and trainees compared with previous years. The excessive workloads evident in previous surveys appear to have diminished. However, further work is required on assessing the impact of ongoing feminisation and sub-specialisation.
authors.affiliation: Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. john.leung@adradcentre.com.au
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vukolova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017150:Public Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018787:Radiation Oncology; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*