International Variations in Radiotherapy Fractionation for Bone Metastases: Geographic Borders Define Practice Patterns?

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 655-658

  van der Linden, Y ^a   Roos, D ^b   Lutz, S ^c   Fairchild, A ^d  

^a Radiotherapeutic Institute Friesland   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

^d CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; fractionation; international variation; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PAIN; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RETREATMENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

BONE NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349411508     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2009.08.004     Document Type: Editorial

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