Treatment of bone metastases with palliative radiotherapy: Patients' treatment preferences

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1473-1481

  Szumacher, Ewa ^a   Llewellyn Thomas, Hillary ^a   Franssen, Edmee ^a   Chow, Edward ^a   DeBoer, Gerrit ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a   Hayter, Charles ^a   Barnes, Elizabeth ^a   Andersson, Lourdes ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Decision board; Palliative radiotherapy; Patient preferences

Indexed keywords

BONE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION EFFECTS;

BONE FRACTURE; BONE METASTASES; TREATMENT PLAN;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 16344374930     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.08.035     Document Type: Article

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