Palliation of bone metastases: A survey of patterns of practice among Canadian radiation oncologists

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-314

  Chow, Edward ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a   Wong, Rebecca ^a   Szumacher, Ewa ^a   Franssen, Edmee ^a   Fung, Kinwah ^a   Finkelstein, Joel ^a   Andersson, Lourdes ^a   Connolly, Ruth ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonates; Bone metastases; Half body irradiation; Palliation; Radiotherapy; Strontium 89; Survey

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STRONTIUM 89;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

BONE NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0034283809     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00238-3     Document Type: Article

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