Measuring the cost of palliative radiotherapy.
Economic evaluations can be useful in decision making regarding allocation of scarce health care resources such as radiation therapy. However, assessment of treatment efficacy must be performed in addition to economic evaluations if proper resource allocation decisions are to be made. Economic evaluations cannot and should not relapse properly conducted clinical trials-particularly in the area of palliative care.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto.
Murphy
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D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000191:economics