Cost accounting the Gamma Knife.
The cost of the three dominant technologies for delivering radiosurgery to the brain are compared. Included in the analysis is the cost of the equipment and labor costs for each procedure. Once a unit is treating more than 100 patients per year the Gamma Knife becomes the most cost-effective technology by a factor of almost 100%. These findings are primarily a result of the greater labor input required for alternate technologies.
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Brown University School of Medicine/Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Providence.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation