Geospatial disparities in access to proton therapy in the continental United States Journal Article
| Authors: | Maillie, L.; Lazarev, S.; Simone, C. B. 2nd; Sisk, M. |
| Article Title: | Geospatial disparities in access to proton therapy in the continental United States |
| Abstract: | Proton therapy (PT) is an important component of therapy for select cancers, but no formal study of geospatial access to PT has been conducted to date. Population data for 320.7 million people in 32,644 zip codes were analyzed. Median travel time was 1.61 (IQR 0.67–3.36) hours for children and 1.64 (IQR 0.69–3.33) hours for adults. Significant variation in travel time to nearest PT center was observed between states. The West has a longer median travel time of 3.51 (IQR 1.15–7.13) hours when compared to the Midwest (1.70, IQR 0.79–2.69), South (1.60, IQR 0.61–3.12) and Northeast (1.04, IQR 0.57–2.01). © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
| Keywords: | adult; child; controlled study; united states; radiation oncology; human experiment; health care disparity; travel; proton therapy; healthcare disparities; access to care; human; male; female; article; geospatial access |
| Journal Title: | Cancer Investigation |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 6-7 |
| ISSN: | 0735-7907 |
| Publisher: | Informa Healthcare |
| Date Published: | 2021-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 582 |
| End Page: | 588 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07357907.2021.1944180 |
| PUBMED: | 34152235 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 2 August 2021 -- Source: Scopus |
