Open AccessDecentralisation of radiation therapy. Is it possible and beneficial to patients? Experience of the first 5 years of a satellite radiotherapy unit in the province of Tarragona, Spain
Author(s) -
Meritxell Arenas,
David Rodríguez Gómez,
S. Sabater,
Á. Rovirosa,
Albert Biete,
Jordi Colomer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2083-4640
pISSN - 1507-1367
DOI - 10.1016/j.rpor.2014.10.008
Subject(s) - radiation therapy , unit (ring theory) , radiation oncology , medicine , satellite , decentralization , population , health care , radiation treatment planning , medical physics , operations management , medical emergency , emergency medicine , surgery , environmental health , engineering , political science , psychology , mathematics education , law , aerospace engineering
The concept of satellite radiotherapy originates in countries whose populations are largely dispersed in order to treat homogenously the population by a unique fixed team.