Status
Ongoing
Introduction
Hadron therapy is a treatment technique in which protons or other charged particles, such as carbon ions, are used to precisely irradiate tumours. Unlike a photon beam (the X-rays used in conventional radiotherapy), proton therapy uses a proton beam, thus sparing surrounding healthy tissue. The result is a treatment with fewer (late-stage) side effects. This radiation technique can only be used if specific conditions are met.
Objective
Patients eligible for hadron therapy can only be treated in a specialised hadron therapy centre. For these patients, cancer and treatment data have to be registered, after which an evaluation follows with regard to a reimbursement by the Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (RIZIV) (National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance) of treatment costs. The project database contains data of patients eligible for hadron therapy since 2014.
Financial support and partners
This registration project is run in collaboration with the RIZIV.
Contact
For more information about this registration project, contact info@kankerregister.org.
Hadron therapy is a treatment technique in which protons or other charged particles, such as carbon ions, are used to precisely irradiate tumours. Unlike a photon beam (the X-rays used in conventional radiotherapy), proton therapy uses a proton beam, thus sparing surrounding healthy tissue. The result is a treatment with fewer (late-stage) side effects. This radiation technique can only be used if specific conditions are met.
Objective
Patients eligible for hadron therapy can only be treated in a specialised hadron therapy centre. For these patients, cancer and treatment data have to be registered, after which an evaluation follows with regard to a reimbursement by the Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (RIZIV) (National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance) of treatment costs. The project database contains data of patients eligible for hadron therapy since 2014.
Financial support and partners
This registration project is run in collaboration with the RIZIV.
Contact
For more information about this registration project, contact info@kankerregister.org.
