Ninety-day mortality following curative intent radiotherapy for stage I-III lung cancer in the Netherlands
Short-term mortality rates following curative intent radiotherapy for lung cancer in the Netherlands are low and independent of facility volume. It was demonstrated that 90-day mortality is an arguable indicator to monitor radiotherapy quality and that standardization of definitions and relevant case-mix factors is warranted.
Authors
- Pieter E. Postmus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7774-2868)
- Dirk De Ruysscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9269-6567)
- Ronald Damhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-7047)
- Krista C.J. van Doorn-Wink
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (NL)
- Maastro Clinic (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110661
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42