Efficacy and cost of high-frequency IGRT in elderly stage III non-small-cell lung cancer patients

High-frequency image-guided radiotherapy (hfIGRT) is ubiquitous but its benefits are unproven. We examined the cost effectiveness of hfIGRT in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We selected stage III NSCLC patients [greater than or equal to]66 years old who received definitive radiation t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-05, Vol.16 (5), p.e0252053
Hauptverfasser:	Heilbroner, Samuel P, Xanthopoulos, Eric P, Buono, Donna, Carrier, Daniel, Durkee, Ben Y, Corradetti, Michael, Wang, Tony J. C, Neugut, Alfred I, Hershman, Dawn L, Cheng, Simon K
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abbreviations Auroral kilometric radiation Biology and Life Sciences Cancer therapies Care and treatment Cell survival Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Clinical trials Computed tomography Computer programs Confidence intervals Cost effectiveness Diagnosis Editing Epidemiology Esophagus Evaluation Government programs Health maintenance organizations Health services Histology HMOs Lung cancer Lung cancer, Non-small cell Lung diseases Medical care, Cost of Medical imaging Medicare Medicine and Health Sciences Non-small cell lung carcinoma Oncology Oxygen Patient outcomes Patients People and Places Radiation Radiation therapy Small cell lung carcinoma Social Sciences Software Surveillance Survival Toxicity X-rays
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