Intensity-modulated radiotherapy with integrated-boost in patients with bone metastasis of the spine: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy with integrated-boost in patients with bone metastasis of the spine: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with dose escalation by simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) can be a safe modality for treating spinal bone metastases with enhanced targeting accuracy and improve local tumor control. Method...

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Main Authors: Tanja Sprave, Stefan Ezechiel Welte, Thomas Bruckner, Robert Förster, Tilman Bostel, Ingmar Schlampp, Nils Henrik Nicolay, Jürgen Debus, Harald Rief
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Bone metastases
IMRT
SIB
Palliative radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2452-7

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