Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 45-53 , April 2010

How costly is particle therapy? Cost analysis of external beam radiotherapy with carbon-ions, protons and photons

  • Andrea Peeters

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Janneke P.C. Grutters

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), The Netherlands
    • Department of Health Organization, Policy & Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Madelon Pijls-Johannesma

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), The Netherlands
    • GROW Research Institute, University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Maastricht Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), Dr. Tanslaan 12, 6229 ET Maastricht, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Stefan Reimoser

      Affiliations

    • Turner & Townsend, München, Germany
    • ,
  • Dirk De Ruysscher

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), The Netherlands
    • GROW Research Institute, University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Johan L. Severens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Organization, Policy & Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Manuela A. Joore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Organization, Policy & Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Philippe Lambin

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), The Netherlands
    • GROW Research Institute, University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.

Received 18 December 2008 ,Revised 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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PII: S0167-8140(09)00660-4

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.12.002

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 45-53 , April 2010

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