Section 15-8-90-05-509.02.01 - Therapeutic Radiation Equipment/Service Need Methodology1.Treatment/Patient Load: A realistic treatment/patient load for a therapeutic radiation unit is 8,000 treatments or 320 patients per year.2.Incidence of Cancer: The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that Mississippi will experience 18,750 new cancer cases in 2021. Based on a population of 3,095,026 (year 2025) as estimated by the State Data Center of Mississippi (University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies) is 6.06 cases per 1,000 population.3.Patients to Receive Treatment: The number of cancer patients expected to receive therapeutic radiation treatment is set at forty-five percent (45%).4.Population to Equipment Ratio: Using the above stated data, a population of 100,000 will generate 606 new cancer cases each year. Assuming that forty-five percent (45%) will receive radiation therapy, a population of 117,380 will generate approximately 320 patients who will require radiation therapy. Therefore, a population of 117,380 will generate a need for one therapeutic radiation unit.15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-05-509.02.01