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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Imaging. 2015 Mar;30(2):79–87. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000136

TABLE 5.

Life-years and QALY Per Person (Discounted at 3%)

LE QALE
CT Radiography† CT Radiography†
Within trial 5.7846 5.7775 4.3390 4.3351
  With lung cancer 4.9013 4.6029 3.5603 3.3596
  Without lung cancer* 5.8228 5.8228 4.3728 4.3728
Lifetime 14.7386 14.7071 10.9692 10.9491
  With lung cancer 8.4792 6.8479 6.0521 4.8981
  Without lung cancer* 15.0097 15.0103 11.1821 11.1825

Reprinted with permission from Black et al.6

*

Assumed same for CT and radiography groups except for adjustment for radiation-induced lung cancer occurring after the trial.

†

Results for no screening were assumed to be the same as for radiography.