2017_SBRT_Course Book

Complete pain control with conventional radiotherapy for bone metastases

# patients

Fractionation

Complete pain response

1 x 8Gy 10 x 3Gy 1 x 10Gy 5 x 4.5Gy

45% 28% 39% 48% 37% 33% 26% 27%

Prince 1986

288

Gaze 1997

280

1 x 8Gy 6 x 4Gy 1 x 8Gy 5 x 4Gy

Steenland 1999

1171

Roos 2005

272

Ø Complete pain response is achieved in 25 – 40% of the patients

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Conventional radiotherapy techniques for treatment of spine metastases

Complicated bone metastases

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