Comparative costs of advanced proton and photon radiation therapies: lessons from time-driven activity-based costing in head and neck cancer

J Comp Eff Res. 2015 Aug;4(4):297-301. doi: 10.2217/cer.15.32.

Authors

Nikhil G Thaker^{1

2}, Steven J Frank^{1

2}, Thomas W Feeley^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
² Institute for Cancer Care Innovation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
³ Harvard Business School, Boston, MA 02163, USA.

PMID: 26274791
DOI: 10.2217/cer.15.32

No abstract available

Keywords: IMRT; head and neck cancer; proton therapy; radiation oncology; time-driven activity-based costing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Head and Neck Neoplasms / economics*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Health Care Costs*
Humans
Proton Therapy / economics*
United States