Physics Bucharest 2017
Cost of toxicity?
IMRT vs. 3D-CRT in gynecological cancer (retrospective)
• IMRT: ↑ treatment cost
Costs
• IMRT : ↓ late overall toxicity (without compromising clinical outcome) ↓ toxicity cost
• IMRT was not cost-effective during the early chronic toxicity phase, but it became more cost-effective over time.
Chen Gyn Onc 2015
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