Radiation Oncology

Study finds IMRT is cost-effective compared to previous conformal technique

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 26th, 2004

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) - the newest generation of precision-targeted, conformal radiation therapy - permits delivery of powerful radiation doses with extremely high precision while reducing radiation side effects on surrounding healthy tissue.

However, because the technology is much more expensive to deliver than the previous conformal therapy, three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3-D CRT), there have been concerns about cost-effectiveness.

A Fox Chase Cancer Center study presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Atlanta, looked at prostate cancer treatment...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-10-26)

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