Are State-Sponsored New Radiation Therapy Facilities Economically Viable in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 229 - 240
• Main Authors: Datta, Niloy R., MD, Samiei, Massoud, PhD, Bodis, Stephan, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2015
• Subjects: BREAKEVEN; CALCULATION METHODS; Cancer Care Facilities - economics; Cancer Care Facilities - organization & administration; Cancer Care Facilities - supply & distribution; COST; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Developing Countries - classification; Developing Countries - economics; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; Employment - economics; Employment - statistics & numerical data; ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; Facility Design and Construction - economics; Financing, Government; Gross Domestic Product; Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; HOSPITALS; Humans; INCOME; INVESTMENT; Neoplasms - mortality; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; PATIENTS; POPULATIONS; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOTHERAPY; Radiotherapy - economics; Radiotherapy - instrumentation; Regression Analysis; Survivors; Time Factors; WORLD BANK

Purpose The economic viability of establishing a state-funded radiation therapy (RT) infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in accordance with the World Bank definition has been assessed through computation of a return on investment (ROI). Methods and Materials Of the 139 LMICs,...