Adoption of single fraction radiotherapy for uncomplicated bone metastases in a tertiary centre

Adoption of single fraction radiotherapy for uncomplicated bone metastases in a tertiary centre

Background: Single-fraction radiotherapy (SFRT) offers equal pain relief for uncomplicated painful bone metastases as compared to multiple-fraction radiotherapy (MFRT). Despite this evidence, the adoption of SFRT has been poor with published rates of SFRT for uncomplicated bone metastases ranging fr...

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Main Authors: Cedric Peters, Julie Vandewiele, Yolande Lievens, Marc van Eijkeren, Valérie Fonteyne, Tom Boterberg, Pieter Deseyne, Liv Veldeman, Wilfried De Neve, Chris Monten, Sabine Braems, Fréderic Duprez, Katrien Vandecasteele, Piet Ost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Bone metastases
SFRT
MFRT
Single fraction radiotherapy
Palliation
Patterns of practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630821000057

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