Infrastructures, treatment modalities, and workload of radiation oncology departments in Spain with special attention to prostate cancer
Por:
Torrecilla, JL, Zapatero, A, Herruzo, I, Calvo, FA, Cabeza, MA, Palacios, A, Guerrero, A, Hervas, A, Lara, P, Martinez, BL, Penalver, ED, Nagore, G, Sancho, G, Mengual, JL, Mira, M, Mairino, A, Samper, P, Perez, S, Castillo, I, Cedres, JCM, Ferrer, E, Rodriguez, S, Maldonado, X, Caamano, AG, Ferrer, C
Publicada:
1 may 2014
Resumen:
The purpose of the study was to describe infrastructures, treatment modalities, and workload in radiation oncology (RO) in Spain, referred particularly to prostate cancer (PC).
An epidemiologic, cross-sectional study was performed during 2008-2009. A study-specific questionnaire was sent to the 108 RO-registered departments.
One hundred and two departments answered the survey, and six were contacted by telephone. Centers operated 236 treatment units: 23 (9.7 %) cobalt machines, 37 (15.7 %) mono-energetic linear accelerators, and 176 (74.6 %) multi-energy linear accelerators. Sixty-one (56.4 %) and 33 (30.5 %) departments, respectively, reported intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided RT (IGRT) capabilities; three-dimensional-conformal RT was used in 75.8 % of patients. Virtual simulators were present in 95 departments (88.0 %), 35 use conventional simulators. Fifty-one departments (47.2 %) have brachytherapy units, 38 (35.2 %) perform prostatic implants. Departments saw a mean of 24.9 new patients/week; the number of patients treated annually was 102,054, corresponding to 88.4 % of patients with a RT indication. In 56.5 % of the hospitals, multidisciplinary teams were available to treat PC.
Results provide an accurate picture of current situation of RO in Spain, showing a trend toward the progressive introduction of new technologies (IMRT, IGRT, brachytherapy).
Filiaciones:
Torrecilla, JL:
Hosp Gen Univ, ERESA, Dept Radiat Oncol, Avda Tres Cruces 2, Valencia 46007, Spain
Zapatero, A:
Hosp Univ Princesa, Dept Radiat Oncol, Madrid 28006, Spain
Herruzo, I:
Hosp Univ Carlos Haya, Dept Radiat Oncol, Malaga 29010, Spain
Calvo, FA:
Hosp Univ Gregorio Maranon, Dept Oncol, Madrid 28009, Spain
Cabeza, MA:
Univ Hosp, Madrid 28041, Spain
Palacios, A:
Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Guerrero, A:
Hosp Univ Son Dureta, Palma De Mallorca 07014, Spain
Hervas, A:
Hosp Univ Ramon & Cajal, Madrid 28034, Spain
Lara, P:
Hosp Univ Gran Canaria Dr Negrin, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
Martinez, BL:
Hosp Univ Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada 28942, Spain
Penalver, ED:
Hosp Quiron Madrid, Madrid 28006, Spain
Nagore, G:
Sanatorio Perpetuo Socorro, IMO, Inst Alicantino, Oncol Grp, Alicante 03013, Spain
Sancho, G:
Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Barcelona 08026, Spain
Mengual, JL:
Inst Valenciano Oncol, Valencia 46009, Spain
Mira, M:
Hosp Arnau Vilanova, Lleida 25198, Spain
Mairino, A:
Complejo Hosp Univ A Coruna, Ctr Oncol Galicia, La Coruna 15009, Spain
Samper, P:
Hosp Cent Defensa Gomez Ulla, Madrid 28047, Spain
Perez, S:
Hosp Marquees Valdecilla, Santander 39008, Spain
Castillo, I:
Univ San Cecilio, Hosp Clin, Granada 18012, Spain
Cedres, JCM:
Hosp Univ Nuestra Senora Candelaria, Tenerife 38010, Spain
Ferrer, E:
Univ Valencia, Hosp Clin, Valencia 46010, Spain
Rodriguez, S:
Hosp Clin Benidorm, Benidorm 03501, Spain
Maldonado, X:
Hosp Valle De Hebron, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Caamano, AG:
Univ Santiago Compostela, Hosp Clin, Santiago De Compostela 15706, Spain
Ferrer, C:
Consorcio Hosp Prov Castellon, Castellon de La Plana 12002, Spain
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