title: Topical role of brachytherapy: economic and organizational aspects.
abstract: Brachytherapy for the recent technological advances, represents a fundamental "therapeutic step" in a multidisciplinary approach based on surgery, external beam radiotherapy and chemotherapy, if necessary. The various professionals involved, each within their personal skills, participate in the formulation of a correct therapeutic program. The widespread use of high dose rate brachytherapy leads to consider that the machines should be supplied to major radiotherapy centers only, because the procedure requires the combination with external beam radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Medico-Chirurgiche, Università di Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Sannazzari
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Redda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ragona
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000191:economics*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011835:Radiation Protection