Half of cancer patients who need radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries don't have access to it. This is a sobering, unacceptable statistic.
In this op-ed for the @TheLancetOncol, I go through what the @IAEAorg is doing towards #CancerCare4All. https://t.co/hFoVeX2TMT
Multi-million dollar announcement to upgrade linear accelerator machines in public hospitals in New Zealand. As Prime Minister @jacindaardern said, one in two cancer patients can benefit from radiation therapy #radonc
The inimitable Prof David Ball @DavidDbal gives an overview of small cell #lungcancer radiotherapy. He reminds us if you can’t give @XRT4U BID chest RT for limited SCLC, CONVERT @finn_corinne with 66Gy is an option but so is 15fx over 3 weeks https://t.co/EiqLkhwDHI - #RANZCR2018
radiation oncology coverage in these curricula seem to be inversely proportional to the cost effectiveness and value of the radiotherapeutic modality. #valuebasedmedicine