International patterns of practice in radiotherapy for bone metastases: A review of the literature
Purpose: Radiation therapy is the standard treatment for symptomatic bone metastases. Several randomized control trials and meta-analyses have concluded a similar efficacy in pain relief when comparing single versus multiple fraction regimes. However, there continues to be reluctance to conform to p...
Main Authors: | McDonald, Rachel, Chow, Edward, Lam, Henry, Rowbottom, Leigha, Soliman, Hany |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4723651/ |
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