臺灣地區醫用放射技術人力培育及供給之調查

A Survery on the Educational System and Supply of Manpower of Medical Radiology Personnel in Taiwan

目前有元培科學技術學院、中台技術學院、慈濟護專、陽明大學、長庚大學及高雄醫學院等六所大專院校設有放射技術科系組，提供放射技術人才之培育與訓練，對放射技術人力之培育學制分為五專、二專、二技、大學，另加入陽明大學於1998年新護立之放射醫學科學研究所共分為五種型態，每年招生人數約達500人。台灣地區放射技術人員之國家考試可分為三類分別是醫用放射線技術師檢覈考試、公職高考三級、專技高考，放射技術人員是接受考選部舉辦之醫事人員檢覈考試通過後，取得及格證書，於執業前至行政院原子能委會登記，領取設備操作執照，始可開始執業。依行政院原子能委員會資料統計顯示，截至一九九八年三月止，行政院原子能委員會登記之執業人數分別是放射技術士422名與放射技術師2722名，共計3144名，其中包括放射診斷2787名佔88.6%、放射治療216名佔6.9%、同位素141名4.5%。就人力比較上，國內每萬人口放射技術人員1.46名相較先進國家尚有一段差距；就分組比較上，醫用放射技術較偏重於放射診斷。台灣地區對醫用放射技術人力應儘速提供正規在職進修教育管道，以提升醫用放射技術教育水準，同時人力的培育上除質的提升外也應考慮量的增加。此外，醫用放射技術人員在醫療工作上提供的輔助診斷早已於當代醫學中扮演舉足輕重的角色，醫用放射技術人員之專業能力應被予肯定，應儘速制定「醫用放射技術人員法」，以確定專業資格與業務。

Six schools, including 2-year and 5-year junior colleges, 2-year institute of technology, and university have education training programs in medical radiation technology in taiwan from junior college to graduate school there are 500 graduates in radiation technology every year. After passing Level 3 of the Senior Examination, Examinations for Professionals and Technologists, or the qualification screening of the Minister of Examination, they can obtain certificates from the Atomic Energy Council and start their professional careers. According to statistics from the Atomic Energy Council, there were 422 medical radiology technicians and 2,722 medical radiology technologists as of March 1998 88.6% in diagnostic radiology, 6.9% in therapeutic radiology, and 4.5% in nuclear medicine. That is only 1.46 radiology technicians per ten thousand people. Compared with other developed countries, we are far from modern countries, yet we are very dependent on radiation technology in our delivery of medical care. We suggest that the government should establish a formal, on the job training program in order to promote the quality of medical radiology technique in Taiwan. How to increase the number of radiology technicians should also be carefully planned. Because of the important role of radiation technology in modern medicine, the government should act on this matter as soon as possible.