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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-12-1
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pubmed:abstractText |
Single fraction radiotherapy can be used effectively to palliate painful bone metastases. The optimal single dose of radiotherapy required for pain relief is unknown. Twenty-six patients have been treated with a single fraction of 4 Gy to the site of the bone pain. Partial pain relief was seen in 9/21 (5%). Response occurred within 3 weeks of radiotherapy. These results question the mechanism of pain relief following radiotherapy and suggest a method of pain control using single repeatable low dose treatments.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0167-8140
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
12
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
297-300
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Low dose single fraction radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic bone pain: a pilot study.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Academic Radiotherapy Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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