Cost analysis of radiotherapy, carbon ion therapy, proton therapy and BNCT in Japan

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Nakagawa, Y ^a,d   Yoshihara, H ^a   Kageji, T ^b   Matsuoka, R ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c Association for Nuclear Technology in Medicine   (Japan)

^d NHO Kagawa National Children's Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

BNCT; Cost analysis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE COSTS; BNCT; CARBON ION THERAPY; CLINICAL TREATMENTS; COST ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL COSTS; PROTON THERAPY;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BORON; CARBON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION THERAPY; JAPAN; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CARBON; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IONS; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 67649414968     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.055     Document Type: Article

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