The Adoption of New Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Modalities Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Breast Cancer: Clinical Correlates and Cost Implications
Roberts KB, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Yu JB, Long JB, Dostaler E, Gross CP. The Adoption of New Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Modalities Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Breast Cancer: Clinical Correlates and Cost Implications. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 85: 1186-1192. PMID: 23182396, PMCID: PMC3606652, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal beam radiation therapyRadiation therapy modalitiesRadiation therapy costsBreast cancerRadiation therapyTherapy modalitiesTherapy costsBrachytherapy useRadiation oncologistsEnd Results-Medicare databaseConventional external beam radiation therapyAdoption of intensityBreast-conserving surgeryRadiation therapy useUse of IMRTBeam radiation therapyNewer radiation therapy modalitiesHierarchical logistic regressionHospital-based facilitiesTherapy useClinical factorsClinical correlatesTreatment optionsTreatment choicePhysician preference