Integrated prostate cancer centers and over-utilization of IMRT: a close look at fee-for-service medicine in radiation oncology

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Apr;76(5):1285-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.060.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Cancer Care Facilities / economics*
  • Cancer Care Facilities / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Disclosure
  • Economic Competition
  • Fee-for-Service Plans / economics*
  • Fee-for-Service Plans / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Fees and Charges
  • Health Resources / economics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ownership / economics
  • Physician Self-Referral / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Provider-Sponsored Organizations / economics
  • Provider-Sponsored Organizations / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Radiation Oncology / economics*
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / economics*
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / instrumentation
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / statistics & numerical data
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States
  • Urology / economics*
  • Urology / legislation & jurisprudence