Six gray single dose radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic bone pain

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Abstract

Bone metastases are observed in approximately 50% of patients with cancer and these are essential to influence the quality of life. As one of the most effective means of therapy for patients with bone metastases, radiotherapy can be applied as fractional and single dose. In this prospective study, we analyzed the pain relief after 6 Gy single dose irradiation in 62 patients with painful bone metastases. This was assessed by an 11-point scale questionnaire. In 88.7% of the treatments response was obtained after the single-dose radiotherapy (37.1% complete response, 51.6% partial response, 11.3% no response). In approximately 53% of the treatments the response initiated within one week. We concluded that a single dose of 6 Gy was very effective in the palliation of painful bone metastases. © 2002 Tohoku University Medical Press.

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Guden, M., Kurt, E., & Ulutin, C. (2002). Six gray single dose radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic bone pain. Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 197(2), 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.197.111

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