Radiotherapy in Australia 2017–18
Web report
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Topic: Radiotherapy
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Radiotherapy in Australia 2017–18, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 November 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Radiotherapy in Australia 2017–18. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/radiotherapy/radiotherapy-in-australia-2017-18
MLA
Radiotherapy in Australia 2017–18. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 05 August 2019, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/radiotherapy/radiotherapy-in-australia-2017-18
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Radiotherapy in Australia 2017–18 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019 [cited 2023 Nov. 29]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/radiotherapy/radiotherapy-in-australia-2017-18
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019, Radiotherapy in Australia 2017–18, viewed 29 November 2023, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/radiotherapy/radiotherapy-in-australia-2017-18
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In 2017–18, almost 67,800 courses of radiotherapy were delivered in Australia. 50% of all radiotherapy patients started treatment within 10 days, and 90% within 26 days. For those who needed emergency treatment (1.4% of courses), 96% began treatment within the recommended timeframe—on the same or the next day.
- Cat. no: HSE 238
Findings from this report:
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50% of all radiotherapy patients received treatment within 10 days and 90% received treatment within 26 days.
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For those who needed emergency radiotherapy (1.4% of courses), 96% began treatment on the same or next day.