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Table 1
The number of input parameters obtained from are district health center and provincial general hospital models.
| Hospital types Input parameter |
District health center | Provincial general hospital |
|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT DATA | ||
| Computed tomography scanners | 1 | 2 |
| Fixed Radiographic units | 2 | 6 |
| Mammography units | 0 | 1 |
| Specimen Cabinet units | 0 | 0 |
| Fluoroscopy units | 1 | |
| Interventional Fluoroscopy units | 0 | 1 |
| Portable radiographic units | 1 | 2 |
| Intra-oral dental x-ray units | 1 | 1 |
| Dual x-ray absorptiometry equipments | 1 | 1 |
| Computed radiography Detectors | 2 | 8 |
| Digital radiography Detectors | 2 | 4 |
| Image display devices (primary/reporting per pair) | 2 | 0 |
| Magnetic Resonance scanners | 0 | 1 |
| Ultrasound units | 2 | 4 |
| Reading and Printing devices | 3 | 8 |
| Dark rooms − wet processors | 0 | 0 |
| PATIENT DATA | ||
| Interventional radiology and cardiology procedures | 0 | 400 |
| Patient dose calculations for high dose procedures | 0 | 0 |
| Computed tomography procedures | 5000 | 10000 |
| Planar procedures | 27000 | 50000 |
| Pregnant patients | 2 | 5 |
| ORGANIZATION DATA | ||
| Diagnostic radiology departments | 1 | 1 |
| Interventional radiology departments (catheterization labs) | 0 | 1 |
| Number of clinically qualified medical physicists | 0 | 0 |
| Number of medical physicist supportive staff | 0 | 0 |
| Occupationally exposed staff | 15 | 100 |
| Complex staff exposure incidents evaluation | 0 | 1 |
| Risk assessment for staff | 0 | 1 |
| Equipment renewal per year | 1 | 1 |
| Development of new testing protocols | 1 | 1 |
| TRAINING DATA | ||
| Number of continuing professional development units required for clinically qualified medical physicist | 0 | 0 |
| Total hours of training delivered to staff annually | 40 | 165 |
| Number of medical physics residents | 0 | 0 |
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