Clinical experience and cost evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging -only workflow in radiation therapy planning of prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

In radiation therapy (RT), significant improvements have been made recently particularly in the practices of planning imaging. This study aimed to conduct a cost evaluation between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -only and combined computed tomography (CT) and MRI workflows.

Materials and methods

The time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) model was used to conduct a cost evaluation between the two workflows in those steps, where cost differences were expected. Costs were divided into capital costs and operational costs. The former consisted of fixed, one-time expenses, e.g. the purchase of a scanner, whereas the latter were partially based on the amount of activity consumed i.e. time required for image acquisition, image registration and structure

SUBMITTER: Keyrilainen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature