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Rapidly
increasing health care expenses
are no longer sustainable.
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Cost calculation in radiotherapy is feasible, accurate resource cost data
however
remain scarce
.
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Optimising
efficiency
is important, hypofractionation compensates for
the cost of higher complexity, while safeguarding the quality.
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Cost-effectiveness analyses
are gaining attention in radiation therapy,
but challenges remain
•
to define the adequate timing of the analysis
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to collect the required outcome measures of survival and quality of life
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Cost calculations and economic evaluations gradually become a
prerequisite for financing
of innovative technologies and techniques.
take home messages