Localisation des centres de radiothérapie: une analyse géographique exploratoire pour la Belgique
(2012) Cancer radiothérapie — Vol. 16, n° 7, p. 604-612 (2012)
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- (en) Purpose. – The distance between the patient’s home and a radiotherapy department may represent a hurdle for the patient and influence treatment choice. Therefore, it is necessary to check whether the geographical distribution of radiotherapy centers is in accordance with cancer incidence, taking also into account the cost of travelling to the radiotherapy department. The objective of this study is double; first, to map the current locations of radiotherapy centers across the country and second, to evaluate the observed spatial disparities with appropriate tools. Materials and methods. – A model of operational research (P-median) is used to suggest the optimal locations and allocations and to compare them with the current situation. This is an exploratory study with simple inputs. It helps to better understand the current geographical distribution of radiotherapy centers in Belgium as well as its possible limitations. Results–conclusion. – It appears that the current situation is on the average acceptable in terms of accessibility to the service and that the method presents huge potentialities for decision making so as to yield a spatial system that is both efficient and equitable.
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Cotteels, C., Peeters, D., Coucke, P., & Thomas, I. (2012). Localisation des centres de radiothérapie: une analyse géographique exploratoire pour la Belgique. Cancer radiothérapie, 16(7), 604-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canrad.2012.07.186 (Original work published 2012)