A population perspective on the use of external beam radiotherapy in Catalonia, Spain.

J CorralJ SolàJ GalceranR Marcos-GrageraM CarullaÁ IzquierdoL VilardellL LlauradóJ A EspinàsJosep Maria Borràs

Published in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2020)

Population-based data show that external beam radiotherapy is underutilized in Catalonia. This situation requires a careful analysis to understand the causes, as well as an improvement of the available resources, oriented toward achieving realistic targets for the optimal use of external beam radiotherapy in our country.

Keyphrases

early stage
locally advanced
radiation induced
radiation therapy
monte carlo
big data
deep learning