The cost of radiotherapy in a decade of technology evolution

• Published in: Radiotherapy and oncology Vol. 102; no. 1; pp. 148 - 153
• Main Authors: Van de Werf, Evelyn, Verstraete, Jan, Lievens, Yolande
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Accounting - methods; Activity-based costing; Algorithms; Benchmarking; Cost Allocation - methods; Cost calculation; Costs and Cost Analysis; Diffusion of Innovation; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Models, Economic; Quality assurance; Radiation Oncology - economics; Radiation Oncology - trends; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy - economics; Radiotherapy - trends; Cost calculation; Activity-based costing; Quality assurance; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiotherapy

Abstract Purpose To quantify changes in radiotherapy costs occurring in a decade of medical–technological evolution. Materials and methods The activity-based costing (ABC) model of the University Hospitals Leuven (UHL) radiotherapy (RT) department was adapted to current RT standards. It allocated ac...