ESTRO Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer 2018

Treatment costs

HDR Use of afterloader

LDR SEEDS

Cost of seeds

Capital cost

– Assume average 100 seeds per patient

– Assume 30% use for prostate and 50/year – 400 Euro/patient

Source cost

– Assume as above – 40 Euro/patient

TOTAL: 440 Euro/patient

TOTAL: 3500 Euro/patient