Long-term follow-up of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy for bone metastases: Results from a randomised multicentre trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Sande, Tonje Anette ^a   Ruenes, Randi ^a   Lund, Jo Asmund ^b,c   Bruland, Oyvind S ^d,e   Hornslien, Kjersti ^f   Bremnes, Roy ^g,h   Kaasa, Stein ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fractionation; Palliation; Prospective

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 65449143496     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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