Application 1038
Conformal radiotherapy
Application No. | 1038 |
| Application Name | Conformal radiotherapy |
| Advisory Panel | Dr John Primrose (Chair and Medical Advisor to the MSAC) Mr James Cramb (Australian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine nominee) Ms Kristine Coulter (Australian Institute of Radiography nominee) Dr Geoffrey Delaney (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists nominee) Professor Martin Lavin (American Radiological Research Society nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 7 August 2000 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 13 November 2001 meeting. The MSAC recommended that on the strength of evidence pertaining to the safety, efficacy and cost of conformal radiotherapy that public funding should be supported and that intensity modulated radiation therapy should be reviewed again at a later date when substantial additional data are available relating to safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 5 February 2002 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
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