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Palliative radiotherapy fractionation schedules prescribed are dependent on the distance a patient travels to receive treatment

Authors :
Ivo A. Olivotto
Manpreet Singh Tiwana
Mark Barnes
Robert Olson
Scott Emmons
Andrew Kiraly
Stacy Miller
Source :
Radiotherapy and Oncology. 117:390-392
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2015.

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of the distance a patient travelled to the treatment centre on the use of single fraction RT for bone metastases. There was significant variability in the prescription of SFRT by distance at which the patient lives from a cancer centre (p < 0.001).

Details

ISSN :
01678140
Volume :
117
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Radiotherapy and Oncology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7b6a918997bba785dd3f7ae029510d3a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2015.10.023