Comparison of twice weekly palliative RT versus continuous hypofractionated palliative RT for painful bone metastases.

Anis BandyopadhyayArnab Kumar GhoshBappaditya ChhatuiDhiman DasPoulomi Basu

Published in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2023)

A twice weekly schedule over about two weeks was found to be equivalent in pain control and response to the standard fractionated palliative radiation and, thus, can be safely employed in resource constrained, busy radiotherapy centers.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
radiation therapy
chronic pain
radiation induced
early stage
pain management
small cell lung cancer
spinal cord injury
preterm birth