Medical Imaging

Analysis Tool Shows Proton Therapy Less Expensive Than IMRT for Advanced Head and Neck Cancers
The episodic cost of care using intensity-modulated proton therapy in advanced stage head and neck cancer is less expensive than intensity-modulated radiotherapy, according to new findings. The new proof-of-concept study uses a cost analysis tool that can be used to outline the value of competing healthcare technologies and treatments. More...18 Sep 2014
Breast Radiotherapy Reduced to More Convenient Once-Weekly Regimen Option
An investigational regimen of once-weekly breast irradiation following lumpectomy is more convenient to patients at a lower cost, results in better completion rates of prescribed radiation treatment, and generates cosmetic outcomes comparable to the current routine of daily radiation. More...16 Sep 2014

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