Challenges in assessing national radiotherapy costs: application of the ESTRO-HERO model in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The aim was to estimate the cost of the external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in public health care centers in Catalonia (Spain), according to the ESTRO-HERO costing model for 2018.

Materials and methods

Personnel, equipment, and activity data from 2018 from the 11 RT centers were used, incorporating European mean values adapted to the Catalan context. Secondly, EBRT costs were estimated, incorporating 2023 fractionation technique and scheme usage percentages. Finally, complementary estimates were included: complementary planning examinations, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) fiducial markers, and hospital overhead costs.

Results

In 2018, EBRT cost was estimated at EUR 42.2 M for all patients in the region. Directly related treatment activ

SUBMITTER: Corral J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694224 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature