A population-based study on the utilisation rate of primary radiotherapy for prostate cancer in 4 regions in the Netherlands, 1997-2008

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-213

  Poortmans, P M P ^a   Aarts, M J ^b   Jobsen, J J ^c   Koning, C C E ^d   Lybeert, M L M ^e   Struikmans, H ^f   Vulto, J C M ^a   Louwman, W J ^b   Coebergh, J W W ^b,g,h   Koldewijn, E L ^e  

^a Institute Verbeeten   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Eindhoven Cancer Registry   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; External beam radiotherapy; Population based study; Prostate cancer; Referral; Utilisation rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIATION HAZARD; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 79958158723     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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