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- Title
A Review of Hypofractionated Palliative Radiotherapy.
- Authors
Lutz, Stephen; Chow, Edward L.; Hartsell, William; Konski, Andre A.
- Abstract
The article reviews data supporting the use of hypofractionated palliative radiotherapy. In addition to single-fraction treatment for painful bony metastasis, the article suggests that the courses of 2 to 14 external-beam fractions may provide equivalent relief to longer course treatment in patients with a poor prognosis who have primary cancers of the lung, rectum, bladder, prostate, head and neck, spleen and gynecologic system.
- Subjects
PALLIATIVE treatment; RADIOTHERAPY; BONE metastasis; BONE cancer; PROGNOSIS; CANCER treatment
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 2007, Vol 109, Issue 8, p1462
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cncr.22555