Light ion facility projects in Europe: Methodological aspects for the calculation of the treatment cost per protocol

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Pommier, Pascal ^a   Zucca, Luciano ^b   Näslund, Ingemar ^c   Auberger, Thomas ^d   Combs, Stephanie E ^e   François, Guy ^f   Heeren, Germaine ^f   Rochat, Joël ^g   Perrier, Lionel ^a  

^a CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

^b CNA Project   (Italy)

^c University Hospital   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^f European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cost; Innovation; Light ion therapy; Model

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PROTON; HEAVY ION;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EUROPE; EYE TUMOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; X RAY; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; RADIOTHERAPY;

CARBON; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 21444450371     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(04)80045-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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