Who Should Bear the Cost of Convenience? A Cost-effectiveness Analysis Comparing External Beam and Brachytherapy Radiotherapy Techniques for Early Stage Breast Cancer
A cost-effectiveness analysis of whole and partial breast radiotherapy techniques. Activity-based costing used to derive treatment costs from a societal perspective. High cost of brachytherapy partial breast techniques due to staffing expenditures. Whole breast irradiation is cost-effective but has highest cost to the patient. Societal perspective should be considered when adopting new technologies.