Health services research in brachytherapy: current understanding and future challenges
Defourny, Noemie Mackenzie, P. Spencer, K.
Defourny, Noemie
Mackenzie, P.
Spencer, K.
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Brachytherapy is an integral component of cancer care. Widespread concerns have been expressed though about the need for greater brachytherapy availability across many jurisdictions. Yet, health services research in brachytherapy has lagged behind that in external beam radiotherapy. Optimal brachytherapy utilisation, to help inform expected demand, have not been defined beyond the New South Wales region in Australia, with few studies having reported observed brachytherapy utilisation. There is also a relative lack of robust cost and cost-effectiveness studies, making investment decisions in brachytherapy even more uncertain and challenging to justify, despite its key role in cancer control. As the range of indications for brachytherapy expands, providing organ/function preservation for a wider range of diagnoses, there is an urgent need to redress this balance. By outlining the work undertaken in this area to date, we highlight its importance and explore where further study is required.
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2023
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Defourny N, Mackenzie P, Spencer K. Health Services Research in Brachytherapy: Current Understanding and Future Challenges. Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)). 2023 Mar 8. PubMed PMID: 36941146. Epub 2023/03/21. eng.