Would Larger Radiation Fields Lead to a Faster Onset of Pain Relief in the Palliation of Bone Metastases?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1563-1566

  Chow, Edward ^a   Makhani, Leila ^a   Culleton, Shaelyn ^a   Makhani, Nadiya ^a   Davis, Lori ^a   Campos, Sarah ^a   Sinclair, Emily ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Area; Bone metastases; Onset; Pain relief; Palliative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AREA; BONE METASTASES; ONSET; PAIN RELIEF; PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY;

BONE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIATION;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749111562     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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