Great expectations or waiting for Godot? Time for development of a near real-time national reporting system of radiotherapy utilisation

Geoff P Delaney^{1

2

3}, Michael B Barton^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
³ South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Editorial

Geoff P Delaney et al. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;66(6):826-829.

doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13437. Epub 2022 May 24.

Geoff P Delaney^{1

2

3}, Michael B Barton^{1

2

3}

¹ South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
³ South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Disparities in radiation therapy utilization for cancer patients in Victoria.
Ong WL, Finn N, Te Marvelde L, Hornby C, Milne RL, Hanna GG, Pitson G, Elsaleh H, Millar JL, Foroudi F. Ong WL, et al. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2022 Sep;66(6):830-839. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13407. Epub 2022 Mar 31. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2022. PMID: 35357080 Free PMC article.

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