Proton Partial-Breast Irradiation for Early-Stage Cancer: Is It Really So Costly?

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 May 1;95(1):49-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2285.

Authors

Valentina Ovalle¹, Eric A Strom², Joy Godby¹, Simona F Shaitelman¹, Michael C Stauder¹, Richard A Amos³, Henry M Kuerer⁴, Wendy A Woodward¹, Karen E Hoffman¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: estrom@mdanderson.org.
³ Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 27084625
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2285

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MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Clinical Coding
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Costs and Cost Analysis
Female
Humans
Medicare / economics*
Proton Therapy / economics*
Proton Therapy / methods
Radiation Oncology / economics
Reimbursement Mechanisms / economics*
United States