Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2022 Workforce Census

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Trinh, Hon
Stevens, Nathan
Adams, Gerard
Chee, Raphael
Ha, Tuan
Knesl, Marcel
Mitchell, Jack
Nagpal, Sakshi
Sia, Edward
Xing, Daniel
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2025
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Introduction: This 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. Method: The 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. Results: The 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%). Conclusion: The 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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Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

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69

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6

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© 2025 The Author(s). Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Trinh, H; Stevens, N; Adams, G; Chee, R; Ha, T; Knesl, M; Mitchell, J; Nagpal, S; Sia, E; Xing, D, Faculty of Radiation Oncology 2022 Workforce Census, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 2025, 69 (6), pp. 687-695

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