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5060 cancer cases require radiotherapy treatment nonetheless radiotherapy facilities limited low middleincome countries despite high cancer burden regions world 5 access radiation therapy study identified location radiotherapy centers types radiotherapy machines available personnel available radiotherapy center nigeria crosssectional questionnairebased study conducted across six geopolitical zones nigeria may 2020 april 2021 questionnaire sections facility profile status facility human resources used elucidate information study descriptive statistics frequency proportion used describe facilities characteristics status human resources available nine radiotherapy centers evaluated majority 333 n 3 found southwest geopolitical zone nigeria 10 equipment accessories evaluated availability ahmadu bello university teaching hospital university benin teaching hospital highest number available equipment accessories 90 n 9 respectively nine centers evaluated four centers least one functional equipment highest number 643 n 9 14 required number staff center found university college hospital 31 medical physicists identified majority 226 n 7 found university nigeria teaching hospital high percentage radiotherapy centers nigeria lacks equipment manpower function optimally located within southwest geopolitical zone nigeria therefore proper investment radiotherapy service privatepublic partnership staff training equipment upgrade maintenance could substantially improve state cancer care