Table 2:
Nominal model |
Efficient model |
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Capital cost of scale-up | Operating cost | Capital cost of scale-up | Operating cost | |
External-beam radiotherapy | ||||
Low-income countries | $277·81 | $61 | $133·86 | $29·43 |
Lower-middle-income countries | $277·48 | $67 | $133·81 | $33·29 |
Upper-middle-income countries | $292·14 | $90 | $142·86 | $49·90 |
Brachytherapy | ||||
Low-income countries | $461·00 | $132 | $206·33 | $84·33 |
Lower-middle-income countries | $459·67 | $179 | $233·00 | $121·67 |
Upper-middle-income countries | $487·67 | $367 | $292·00 | $271·67 |
All costs are presented in 2015 US$ per radiation fraction.