Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot154210.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-5-946-952НеопределенThe accessibility of oncologic medical care in the Russian Federation in context of radiotherapy: The last years analysisGaryaevGarya Anatolievichgga20889@gmail.comBalaevaD Adaianakhlanta@gmail.comRyzhkinS Arsa777@inbox.ruGolanovA Vgolanovav@gmail.comMingazovaE Nelmira_mingazova@mail.ruThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education The Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of Minzdrav of Russia, 125445, Moscow, RussiaThe Private Institution of Health Care the Central Clinical Hospital “RZD-Medicine”, 129128, Moscow, RussiaThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Russian University of Medicine” of Minzdrav of Russia, 127473, Moscow, RussiaThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Kazan State Medical University” of Minzdrav of Russia, 420012, Kazan, RussiaThe Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Kazan (Privolzhsky) Federal University”, 420008, Kazan, RussiaThe State Scientific Budget Institution “The Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan”, 420111, Kazan, RussiaThe Federal State Self-Contained Institution “The Academician N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of Minzdrav of Russia, 125047, Moscow, RussiaN. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, Russia271020243252604202526042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The accessibility of medical care plays important role in ensuring basic human needs and means unimpeded access to all services in national health care system. It is conditioned by: balance of necessary volumes of medical care of population, national medical and financial resources, availability and qualification of medical personnel, rendering of necessary types of medical care in territories, possibility of patient free choice of physician in charge and medical organization, available transport possibilities, level of public education on health promotion and diseases prevention. 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