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radiation oncology philippines large lower middleincome country southeast asia facing critical shortage manpower 113 radiation oncologists ros 55 radiotherapy rt centers serving 100 million population paramount workforce expansion ensuring training programs produce adequately trained specialists study describe current state radiation oncology training programs philippines crosssectional observational analysis nine radiation oncology residency training programs philippines data collected survey program directors philippine radiation oncology society database pubmed literature search eight nine programs national capital region since program standardization 2005 82 fouryear residency graduates 18 new graduates annually facultytotrainee ratio ranges 05 267 terms technology programs intensitymodulated rt highdoserate brachytherapy six equipped computed tomographybased image guidance stereotactic capabilities clinical education schemes vary per institution regarding curriculum implementation resident activities methods evaluation required resident case logs met lung gi genitourinary bone soft tissue hematologic malignancies total 22 residentled publications 10 unique individuals two training programs program expansions warranted meet projected demand ros philippines training programs must first improve key aspects staffing technology clinical education research addressing training challenges related resource limitations necessitates local international collaborations highercapacity centers bridge gaps continued quality improvement aim ultimately delivering better overall cancer care