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“PROMISES“
Radiosurgery vs. Conventional RT
Higher rates of pain relief
More rapid pain relief
Longer duration of pain relief
Less side effects
Superior particularly for less radiosensitive tumors
Superior particularly for re-irradiation
Guckenberger et al., “Clinical practice of image-guided spine radiosurgery – results
from an international research consortium”. Radiat Oncol 2011;6:172.
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