Halcyon addresses global radiotherapy gap
May 9, 2017
OkonMedPhys
Improving Access to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment across Africa
Some 50-60% of cancer patients could benefit from radiation treatment, but in some low-income countries as few as 10% of patients have access to radiotherapy. According to a recent study published in Lancet Oncology, the combined needs of hospitals that don't currently have radiotherapy equipment and sites looking to replace existing systems will require an additional 22,000 linacs by 2035. (Tami Freeman is Editor of medicalphysicsweb.)
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http://medicalphysicsweb.org/cws/article/research/68665
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