Considerations of Cost-Effectiveness for New Radiation Oncology Technologies

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 278-288

  Mills, Michael D ^a   Spanos, William J ^a   Esterhay, Robert J ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; image guided radiation therapy; informatics; intensity modulated radiation therapy; technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; IMAGING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84926231403     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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