[French radiotherapy database: results of a survey of French radiation oncology centers in 2007].

For the second year, the French Radiotherapy Database presents information from French radiation oncology centers. Among 179 centers, 159 have participated (90 %). The number of accelerators increased from 371 to 384 between 2006 and 2007, 11 % of these machines are more than 15 years old.

[Pricing system for costly equipment. Cost allocation adapted to technical operating costs].

1. Our study consists on analysing annual technical operating costs (excluding professional fees) of computed tomography and extracorporeal lithotripsy in order to define a pricing system able to provide proper reimbursements of technical costs for costly equipment. 2.

Mortality of workers in a French asbestos cement factory 1940-82.

The mortality of a complete cohort of 1506 French asbestos cement workers employed for at least five years is related to the time elapsed since first exposure. The mortality from all causes (analysed by the "man-years method") has been found to be above normal only in those subjects employed for more than 20 years, with more than 35 years of follow up. Standardised mortality ratios for cancers of all sites (ICD 140-209) and pulmonary cancer (ICD 162-163.