Radiation Oncology

Table 3 Bootstrap estimates of standard errors (SEs) and 95% confidence intervals for costs ($)

From: Cost of palliative radiation to the bone for patients with bone metastases secondary to breast or prostate cancer

	Observed	Bootstrap	95% Confidenceinterval
	mean, $	SE	Lower	Upper
Breast cancer
Radiation direct costs	4812	298	4229	5395
Radiation-related costs*	2645	124	2402	2889
*Total radiation costs*	*7457*	*383*	*6707*	*8208*
Prostate cancer
Radiation direct costs	4950	325	4314	5587
Radiation-related costs*	2603	118	2372	2834
*Total radiation costs*	*7553*	*410*	*6749*	*8357*

* Visits and procedures at radiation center excluding actual administration of radiation.

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