Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Radiotherapy in Australia: report on a pilot data collection 2013–14, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 02 May 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). Radiotherapy in Australia: report on a pilot data collection 2013–14. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Radiotherapy in Australia: report on a pilot data collection 2013–14. AIHW, 2015.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Radiotherapy in Australia: report on a pilot data collection 2013–14. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015, Radiotherapy in Australia: report on a pilot data collection 2013–14, AIHW, Canberra.
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In this report on the first pilot year collection of national radiotherapy data, data were received from 53 (out of 72) service locations across Australia. These services contributed information about 47,700 courses of radiotherapy delivered in 2013–14. For non-emergency treatment, 50% of patients started treatment within 13 days and 90% started within 33 days. For those who needed emergency treatment, 90% began treatment within the emergency timeframe.
53 of 72 radiotherapy sites across Australia reported data for 2013–14, including 37 out of 38 public providers
Almost 47,700 courses of radiotherapy were reported—37,700 in public settings and 10,000 in private settings
50% of non-emergency patients received treatment within 13 days, and 90% received treatment within 33 days
For emergency patients (2% of courses), 90% began treatment on the same day or the next day
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