The effect of one-room CT guided brachytherapy on procedure time and cost in the treatment of cervical cancer
The results indicate that reducing procedure time (using ORBT) can lead to cost savings, depending on the current workflow. Savings seem to depend mostly on applicator placement location, number of patients per year, and involved personnel.
Authors
- Tim M. Govers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4877-3198)
- Timothy Norman Showalter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1373-8496)
- Evelien B. van Well (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-3615)
- Elena Nioutsikou
- Maroeska M. Rovers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3095-170X)
- Stavroula Giannouli
Institutions
- Siemens (Germany) (DE)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Siemens Healthcare (United States) (US)
- Siemens Healthineers (Germany) (DE)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brachytherapy
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2024.08.254
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17
Funders
- Siemens Healthineers