Radiation therapy in the management of symptomatic bone metastases: The effect of total dose and histology on pain relief and response duration

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1119-1126

  Arcangeli, Giorgio ^a   Giovinazzo, Giuseppe ^a   Saracino, Biancamaria ^a   D'Angelo, Luciano ^a   Giannarelli, Diana ^a   Arcangeli, Giancarlo ^a   Micheli, Adriana ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Pain relief; Palliative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS; BONE DISEASES; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032410013     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00264-8     Document Type: Article

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