A simple and effective daily pain management method for patients receiving radiation therapy for painful bone metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 855-859

  Andrade, Regiane S ^a,c   Proctor, Julian W ^b,c   Slack, Robert ^b   Marlowe, Ursula ^b   Ashby, Karlotta R ^a,c   Schenken, Larry L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Jameson Hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Jameson Cancer Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Metastases; Palliation; Quality improvement; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BONE METASTASIS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY; METASTASES; NURSING STAFF; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATION; PRE-TREATMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIATION THERAPY; RADIATION TREATMENTS; SURVIVAL TIME;

BONE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

HEALTH;

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; BONE NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY; TIME;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BONE NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957195931     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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