Cost comparison of curative therapies for localized prostate cancer in Japan: a single-institution experience

Abstract

Given the loss in hospital income per patient undergoing high-dose-rate brachytherapy, the medical fee point system for this procedure should be reassessed.

Evaluation of Time, Attendance of Medical Staff, and Resources During Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

“…Although recommendations have been proposed about the required equipment and manpower that is assumed to be necessary to treat a specific number of patients with radiotherapy, none of these recommendations were based on actual measurements [3,6,7,9,12,14,15,17,18,21]. The goal of the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) was to substantiate their recommendations by undertaking time measurements regarding core radiotherapy procedures.…”