Table 1 Unit costs (€ 2012) for radiotherapy care resource use by phase of care (25 fraction course)

Treatment planning

Capital

CT simulation and linear accelerator

1

2.10

62.9

Moulding equipment

1

0.26

7.9

Salary

Radiation therapist

2

0.44

26.2

Clinical specialist radiographer

2

0.54

32.4

Dosimetrist

2

0.61

285.1

Physicist

1

0.52

31.3

Staff nurse

1

0.37

22.3

Radiation oncologist

1

1.65

66.0

Dietician

1

0.43

12.9

Overheads

Simulation

-

-

23.4

Care plan

-

-

126.5

Medical work-up

-

-

47.5

Other

Blood test

-

-

17.0

Additional imaging

-

-

438.0

Treatment

Capital

Linear accelerator

1

2.10

31.4

Moulding equipment

1

0.26

3.0

Salary

Radiation therapist

2

0.44

13.1

Clinical specialist radiographer

2

0.54

16.2

Radiation oncologist/Registrar

1

1.10

3.3

Overheads

General

-

-

13.0

Consumables

Fixation devices or shielding blocks for a proportion of patients

-

-

10.9

Follow-up

Salary

Radiation oncologist/Registrar

-

1.10

22.1

Overheads

General

-

-

8.8