Patient Preference for Radiotherapy Fractionation Schedule in the Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases

1 June 2003

journal article
research article
Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology

Vol. 21 (11) , 2156-2162
https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2003.10.112

Abstract

Purpose: The radiotherapeutic management of painful bone metastases is controversial, with several institutional and national guidelines advocating use of single-fraction radiotherapy. We aimed to determine patient choice of fractionation schedule after involvement in the decision-making process by use of a decision board.

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