Principles and reality of proton therapy treatment allocation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-508

  Bekelman, Justin E ^a,b,c   Asch, David A ^c,d   Tochner, Zelig ^a   Friedberg, Joseph ^b   Vaughn, David J ^a   Rash, Ellen ^a   Raksowski, Kevin ^e   Hahn, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROTONS;

ADULT PATIENTS; CHARACTERISTICS METHOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPERT OPINION; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MULTI VARIABLES; PRIORITIZATION; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

PROTON BEAMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON PRIORITY SYSTEM; PROTON THERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILADELPHIA; PROTON THERAPY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902140044     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.03.023     Document Type: Article

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