Resources and Productivity in Radiation Oncology in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden During 1987

Lote, Knut; Møller, Thea Palsgaard; Nordman, E.; Overgaard, Jens; Sveinsson, Þórarinn

doi:10.3109/02841869109092417

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“…There are several issues connected with sizing and siting small-city departments [17][18][19][20] . Electronic platforms for health records, transmission of imaging data, and availability of planning systems province-wide are critical concerns.…”

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“…With that backdrop, we focused on determining whether support existed for a smu approach to service delivery in Alberta 14,18 . Most internal respondents felt that having more than 1 unit is always optimal because of greater cost effectiveness, benefits to retention of staff, and mitigation of treatment delays when a single unit has to be taken down for service or repairs.…”

Section: Driver 2: Factors Determining the Size And Location Of Deparmentioning

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Defining the Elements for Successful Implementation of a Small-City Radiotherapy Department

Craighead

Dunscombe

2011

Current Oncology

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Section: Driver 2: Factors Determining the Size And Location Of Deparmentioning

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Section: Driver 2: Factors Determining the Size And Location Of Deparmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining the Elements for Successful Implementation of a Small-City Radiotherapy Department

Craighead

Dunscombe

2011

Current Oncology

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“…Therefore an attempt at correction was made using a previously published LAE (linear accelerator equivalent) index to indicate the capacity of megavoltage per population unit (22). The LAE index suggested in this paper was 1 for linear accelerator, 0.75 for 60 Co-unit, 0.5 for betatron (22). A correction factor of 0.2 for 137 Cs-units has been proposed by us based on the volume of patients usually treated on such machines.…”

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“…It was felt that absolute numbers alone did not accurately express the availability of irradiation infrastructure. Therefore an attempt at correction was made using a previously published LAE (linear accelerator equivalent) index to indicate the capacity of megavoltage per population unit (22). The LAE index suggested in this paper was 1 for linear accelerator, 0.75 for 60 Co-unit, 0.5 for betatron (22).…”

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A Quality Assurance Network in Central European Countries: Radiotherapy Infrastructure

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Iżewska²,

Dutreix³

et al. 1998

Acta Oncologica

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Estimation of an optimal radiotherapy utilization rate for melanoma

Delaney

Bartoň

Jacob

2004

Cancer

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BACKGROUNDRadiotherapy is not used commonly in the treatment of patients with malignant melanoma. The benchmark optimal radiotherapy utilization rates for melanoma are largely unknown, despite the fact that melanoma is a very common cancer.METHODSTo develop an evidence‐based benchmark for the optimal proportion of patients with melanoma who should receive radiotherapy, the authors reviewed major treatment guidelines for melanoma. A radiotherapy decision tree was constructed showing the clinical features of melanoma patients for whom radiotherapy was indicated based on evidence. The proportions of melanoma patients with indications for radiotherapy were obtained from epidemiologic data and were used to calculate the optimal proportion of melanoma patients who should receive radiotherapy.RESULTSThe proportion of patients with melanoma for whom radiotherapy is indicated at some point in their illness, according to the best available evidence, was calculated at 23% of all melanoma patients. The utilization rates of radiotherapy for melanoma recorded in actual practice were 13% in New South Wales, 6% in data from the American College of Surgeons, and 1% according to Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data.CONCLUSIONSStrategies for implementing the evidence‐based guidelines are recommended to overcome the shortfall in the use of radiotherapy in the treatment of patients with melanoma. Cancer 2004. © 2004 American Cancer Society.

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Resources and Productivity in Radiation Oncology in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden During 1987

Cited by 21 publications

References 5 publications

Defining the Elements for Successful Implementation of a Small-City Radiotherapy Department

Defining the Elements for Successful Implementation of a Small-City Radiotherapy Department

A Quality Assurance Network in Central European Countries: Radiotherapy Infrastructure

Estimation of an optimal radiotherapy utilization rate for melanoma

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