An economic model to assess the cost-benefit of BNCT
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- Etlatieto Oy
- National Institute for Health and Welfare
- Northwestern University
- Aalto University
Abstract
We have constructed a formal model on cost-benefit of new technology in health care, and apply it on boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). We assume that the patient health benefit from getting cured in acute treatment is always higher than the patient utility resulting from any long term treatment or death. This assumption makes it possible to evaluate the monetary cost impacts of a new technology and relate these measures to the patient health benefit.
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-9 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES |
| Volume | 106 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
| Event | International Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 14 Jun 2014 → 19 Jun 2014 Conference number: 16 |
- BNCT, Costs, Health care, Technology
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