Resources and management strategies for the use of radiotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer in Central and Eastern European countries: Results of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) survey

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dc.contributor.authorKepka, Lucyna
dc.contributor.authorDanilova, Vera
dc.contributor.authorSaghatelyan, Tatul
dc.contributor.authorBajcsay, Andras
dc.contributor.authorUtehina, Olga
dc.contributor.authorStojanovic, Suzana
dc.contributor.authorYalman, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorDemiral, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorBondaruk, Olga
dc.contributor.authorKuddu, Maire
dc.contributor.authorJerernic, Branislav
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T19:34:54Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T19:34:54Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To assess resources and management strategies for the use of radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of lung cancer in developing Central and Eastern European countries. Materials/ methods: Questionnaires on patterns of care of NSCLC and SCLC were sent to radiation oncologists of Central and Eastern Europe. Comparisons were made between two groups of countries-ex-USSR states and other Eastern and Central European countries. Results: Twenty-four out of twenty-eight surveyed countries responded. There were significant differences in access to modern treatment facilities (3D planning systems, number of linear accelerators), percentage of patients with lung cancer receiving radiotherapy, schedules of palliative RT, use of postoperative RT for early stages between both analysed groups of countries. 3D systems were in use in 25% of centres for an entire treatment, in 28% for a part of the treatment, and in 47% curative RT was 2D planned. Sequential chemo-RT was the most common approach to radical management of NSCLC, followed by RT alone and concomitant chemo-R-P, median percentages of patients receiving respective treatments per centre were 57%, 30%, and 10%. For SCLC, the concurrent approach was declared by 56%, and the sequential approach by 42% of responders. Conclusions: Patterns of care of lung cancer in the analysed countries differed in some part from existing, evidence-based data on Lung cancer. In particular, this difference was observed between ex-USSR countries and the rest of European developing countries in the equipment available and specific diagnostic and treatment parameters in radiotherapy of lung cancer, the tatter group's practices more resembling those of developed European countries. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.12.011en_US
dc.identifier.endpage245en_US
dc.identifier.issn0169-5002
dc.identifier.issn1872-8332
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid17267070en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage235en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.12.011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/39667
dc.identifier.volume56en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000246779600013en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofLung Canceren_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectpatterns of care surveyen_US
dc.subjectradiotherapyen_US
dc.subjectNSCLCen_US
dc.subjectSCLCen_US
dc.subjectdeveloping countriesen_US
dc.titleResources and management strategies for the use of radiotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer in Central and Eastern European countries: Results of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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