For more than a century, ionizing radiation has been indispensable mainly in medicine and
industry. Radiation research is a multidisciplinary field that investigates radiation effects …

Purpose: To describe the use of palliative radiotherapy (PRT) and to identify factors
associated with the use of PRT. Materials and Methods: The Ontario Cancer Registry was …

Objectives. In the case of recurrent ovarian cancer, salvage therapy represents the potential
to trade off between quality and quantity of life. Patient and physician face a choice between …

PURPOSE: The specialty of radiation oncology has experienced significant workforce
planning challenges in many countries. Our purpose was to develop and validate a …

Purpose: To study the wait times for cancer patients from the time of diagnosis to
consultation with a radiation oncologist (T1), from consultation to radiotherapy (T2) and from …

BACKGROUND To the authors' knowledge no previous study has described the
management and outcome of bladder carcinoma on a population‐based level. The objective …

Purpose: To describe changes in the use of radiotherapy in the management of cancer in
Ontario between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1995. Methods: A retrospective review …

Background The management of the Canadian health care system can be traced back to the
Constitution Act of 1867, which established the Dominion of Canada within the British …

Cancer Care Ontario as a provincial agency has undergone a significant transformation in
the last 10 years. This paper documents a predictable crisis of radiotherapy capacity at the …

The purpose of this study was to document how radiation oncology departments in Australia
and New Zealand manage extended waiting lists by prioritizing patients for radiotherapy and …