Ethiopia: How the Care of 100 Million People Pivots on a Single Cobalt Teletherapy Machine

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 Feb 1;106(2):230-235. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.015.

Authors

Tara J Rick¹, Biruk Habtamu², Aynalem Abreha², Bogale Solomon², Wondemagegnhu Tigeneh², Mathewos Assefa², Luca Incrocci³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31928635
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Historical Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cobalt Radioisotopes
Emigration and Immigration
Ethiopia
Financing, Government
Forecasting
Health Services Accessibility
History, 20th Century
Hospitals, Special / history
Humans
Internship and Residency / organization & administration
National Health Programs / economics
National Health Programs / organization & administration
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Neoplasms / prevention & control
Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Particle Accelerators / supply & distribution
Population Density*
Primary Prevention
Radiation Oncologists / education
Radiation Oncology / economics
Radiation Oncology / education
Radiation Oncology / history
Radiation Oncology / instrumentation*
Radioisotope Teletherapy / instrumentation*

Substances

Cobalt Radioisotopes