Comparative analysis on radiological health technical services in China in 2021 and 2022
Objective To analyze the quality and status of technical service items of radiation health technical service institutions(RHTSI)in China.Methods A total of 608 and 622 RHTSIs with radiation health technical service qualifications from 31 provinces,autonomous regions,and municipalities in the years of 2021 and 2022 were selected as the research subjects.The data of quality monitoring of radiological health technology services,comparison of radiological health testing capabilities,and investigation of the current status of technical support institutions were collected to analyze the status of technical service items which was conducted by RHTSIs from 2021 to 2022.Results A total of 622 RHTSIs in China obtained technical service institution qualifications in 2022,an increase of 14 from 608 in 2021.While a total of 404 of 622 RHTSIs conducted radiological health technology services,a decrease of 11.4%from 456 in 2021.A total of 241 804 technical service items were conducted in 2022,an increase of 39.7%from 173 064 in 2021.The median number of technical service items by non-health system RHTSIs was higher than that of the health system RHTSIs in 2021 and 2022,(203 vs 40 items,215 vs 55 items,all P<0.01).The number of technical service institutions and technical service items conducted in different regions from high to low were the eastern,central,and western regions in 2021.The number of technical service institutions in different regions was highest in the eastern region,followed by the central and western regions,while the number of technical service items from high to low were the eastern,western,and central regions in 2022.The number of provincial,municipal,and county-level health system RHTSIs decreased by 6.5%,26.3%,and 27.3%,respectively,in 2022 compared with 2021.The number of technical service items conducted by provincial health system RHTSIs increased by 48.6%,while those conducted by municipal and county-level health system RHTSIs decreased by 13.8%and 21.3%,respectively.Conclusion Although the number of RHTSI conducting technical services decreases in 2022 compared with 2021,the number of technical service items conducted increases.Non-medical RHTSI undertake the majority of technical service items.Within the medical institutes,the number of technical service items conducted by provincial RHTSI is higher than that of municipal and county-level RHTSI.