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dc.contributor.authorDunscombe, Peter-
dc.contributor.authorGrau, Cai-
dc.contributor.authorDefourny, Noémie-
dc.contributor.authorMalicki, Julian-
dc.contributor.authorBorràs Andrés, Josep Maria-
dc.contributor.authorCoffey, Mary-
dc.contributor.authorBogusz, Marta-
dc.contributor.authorGasparotto, Chiara-
dc.contributor.authorSlotman, Ben-
dc.contributor.authorLievens, Yolande-
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-11T09:02:37Z-
dc.date.available2015-02-11T09:02:37Z-
dc.date.issued2014-08-
dc.identifier.issn0167-8140-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2445/62748-
dc.description.abstractBackground and purpose: In planning to meet evidence based needs for radiotherapy, guidelines for the provision of capital and human resources are central if access, quality and safety are not to be compromised. A component of the ESTRO-HERO (Health Economics in Radiation Oncology) project is to document the current availability and content of guidelines for radiotherapy in Europe. Materials and methods: An 84 part questionnaire was distributed to the European countries through their national scientific and professional radiotherapy societies with 30 items relating to the availability of guidelines for equipment and staffing and selected operational issues. Twenty-nine countries provided full or partial evaluable responses. Results: The availability of guidelines across Europe is far from uniform. The metrics used for capital and human resources are variable. There seem to have been no major changes in the availability or specifics of guidelines over the ten-year period since the QUARTS study with the exception of the recent expansion of RTT staffing models. Where comparison is possible it appears that staffing for radiation oncologists, medical physicists and particularly RTTs tend to exceed guidelines suggesting developments in clinical radiotherapy are moving faster than guideline updating. Conclusion: The efficient provision of safe, high quality radiotherapy services would benefit from the availability of well-structured guidelines for capital and human resources, based on agreed upon metrics, which could be linked to detailed estimates of needeng
dc.format.extent13 p.-
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf-
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherElsevier B. V.-
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2014.08.032-
dc.relation.ispartofRadiotherapy and Oncology, 2014, vol. 112, num. 2, p. 165-177-
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2014.08.032-
dc.rightscc by-nc-nd (c) Dunscombe et al., 2014-
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/-
dc.sourceArticles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques)-
dc.subject.classificationGestió hospitalàriacat
dc.subject.classificationGestió de personalcat
dc.subject.classificationRadioteràpiacat
dc.subject.classificationEuropacat
dc.subject.classificationEnquestescat
dc.subject.classificationRadiologiacat
dc.subject.classificationEquipaments sanitariscat
dc.subject.classificationQüestionariscat
dc.subject.otherHospital administrationeng
dc.subject.otherPersonnel managementeng
dc.subject.otherRadiotherapyeng
dc.subject.otherEuropeeng
dc.subject.otherSurveyseng
dc.subject.otherHealth facilitieseng
dc.subject.otherRadiology-
dc.titleESTRO-HERO survey: Guidelines for equipment and staffing of radiotherapy facilities in the European countries: Final results of the ESTRO-HERO surveyeng
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dc.identifier.idgrec646606-
dc.date.updated2015-02-11T09:02:37Z-
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dc.identifier.pmid25245560-
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