Rapid course radiation therapy vs. more standard treatment: a randomized trial for bone metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1085-1089

  Niewald, Marcus ^a   Tkocz, Heinz Joachim ^a   Abel, Ulrich ^b   Scheib, Thomas ^a   Walter, Karin ^a   Nieder, Garsten ^a   Schnabel, Klaus ^a   Berberich, Werner ^c   Kubale, Reinhard ^a   Fuchs, Marcus ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c St Mary's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Fractionation; Pain relief; Radiotherapy; Recalcification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 8044226595     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00388-4     Document Type: Article

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