Data Jpn J Radiol Technol 1999 ; 55 (11) :
Questionnaire Survey of Working Conditions of Radiotherapy Technologists in the Kinki Region

MITSUHIRO MATSUMOTO, TETSUYA OHSHIMA, 1)MASANORI KOMI,2)
SHOJI TANI,3) KEIJI KURODA,4)HIROYUKI KOYAMA,5)
HIROSHI TAKAHASHI,6) MASAHIKO ODA,7)and TAKANOBU OKAYAMA8)
Department of Radiology, Osaka University Hospital
1)Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka Prefectural General Hospital
2)Izumisano Municipal Hospital, Department of Radiology
3)Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health
4)Department of Radiology, Osaka City General Hospital
5)Department of Radiology, Fukuchiyama City Hospital
6)Department of Radiology, Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital
7)Department of Clinical Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine
8)Division of Radiological Technology, Kobe University Hospital
Received Dec. 17, 1998; Revision accepted Aug. 19, 1999; Code No. 490
Summary
This article reports the results of an April 1998 survey conducted among radiotherapy technologists in the Kinki region in order to investigate their working conditions at that time. According to the results, 26.6% of the radiotherapy technologists were working exclusively with a specific modality, 37% worked concurrently with two modalities, and 36.4% worked with all modalities on shift rotation. Many of the respondents reported working alone. The number of radiotherapy technologists working exclusively with a specific modality increased in proportion to the number of beds, while that of radiotherapy technologists working concurrently with other modalities decreased in inverse proportion to the number of beds, and that of radiotherapy technologists on shift rotation remained at a constant level. Most of the radiotherapy technologists started work between 8:30 and 9:00 and finished at 17:00. Overtime work averaged one hour.
Key words: Questionnaire, Working conditions, Radiotherapy technologist