Cost-effectiveness of stereotactic body radiotherapy versus conventional radiotherapy for the treatment of surgically ineligible stage I non-small cell lung cancer in the Brazilian public health system

• Main Authors: Gustavo Viani Arruda (Author), Marina Lourenção (Author), Jorge Henrique Caldeira de Oliveira (Author), Julia Simões Correa Galendi (Author), Alexandre Arthur Jacinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: The Brazilian public health system does not pay for the use of Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) due to its costs and the absence of cost-effectiveness analysis showing its benefit. The present study aims to evaluate whether the SBRT is a more cost-effective strategy than th...