ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology2025
How Much Can Optimization of Hypofractionation Help to Reduce Carbon Equivalent Emissions? A Single-Center Modeling Study.
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Abstract
Purpose: Climate change poses a major threat to public health. The health care sector paradoxically contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. In radiation therapy, increased hypofractionation could reduce both patient transport and linear accelerator (LINAC) use, but the size of the impact remains largely undocumented. We estimated department-wide CO Methods and Materials: We performed a retrospective exploratory study of all patients treated with external beam radiation therapy in 2019 (pre-COVID-19 year) at the University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium). CO Results: In 2019, there were 43,433 patient visits over 2625 external beam radiation therapy courses with an estimated total of 2.67 million km traveled, resulting in an estimated 394 t of CO Conclusions: In our hypothetical scenario, maximal optimization of hypofractionation schedules significantly reduces CO
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