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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-12-1
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0167-8140
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Low dose single fraction radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic bone pain: a pilot study.
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Radiotherapy Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article