Physics Bucharest 2017

Classification of patients

Performance status: global assessment of a patient's ability for self- care and ambulation

Several different scales are in use • ECOG • Karnofsky scale Used for a variety of purposes: • patient selection and stratification for cancer clinical trials • life quality evaluations • definition for treatment intention Can the patient tolerate a radical treatment? Is it convenient to irradiate this patient with palliative intent? Would it be better to provide best supportive care only? Which diagnostics are required?