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Martti Kulvik1, Raine Hermans2, Ismo Linnosmaa3
1Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Helsinki, Finland.
Abstract:
We have constructed a formal model on cost-benefit of new technology in health care, and apply it on boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). We assume that the patient health benefit from getting cured in acute treatment is always higher than the patient utility resulting from any long term treatment or death. This assumption makes it possible to evaluate the monetary cost impacts of a new technology and relate these measures to the patient health benefit.
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