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AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY
The foundation of our solution platform for specialty benefits management is our clinical appropriateness guidelines.
AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Radiation Oncology are developed through a rigorous process integrating evidence-based literature with expert physician review. Guidelines for radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, and radiopharmaceutical therapy are included below.
AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Radiation Oncology
The treatments addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Radiation Oncology include brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery.
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AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Proton Beam Therapy
The treatment addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Proton Beam Therapy is proton beam therapy, also known as proton radiation therapy or proton radiotherapy.
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AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
The treatments addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals include the most commonly used radiopharmaceutical drug therapies for oncologic conditions.
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AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Perirectal Hydrogel Spacer
The AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Perirectal Hydrogel Spacer address the use of an implanted hydrogel spacer when radiation therapy is used to treat prostate cancer.
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About the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing
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