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Quality Assurance Procedures in Radiotherapy: Economic Criteria to Support Decision Making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Katrien Kesteloot ,
André Dutreix  and
Emmanuel van der Schueren
Katrien Kesteloot
Affiliation:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
André Dutreix
Affiliation:
University Hospital St. Rafaël, Leuven
Emmanuel van der Schueren
Affiliation:
University Hospital St. Rafaël, Leuven
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Abstract

This paper details the costs of two types of quality assurance activities in radiotherapy: in vivo dosimetry, intended to check the delivered dose, and portal imaging to check the treated volume. For both activities, either on-line or off-line techniques may be used. Describing the costs allows the calculation of which techniques are most COSt-efficient for different radiotherapy departments.

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General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , Spring 1993 , pp. 274 - 285
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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