Physics Bucharest 2017

Spinal/paraspinal: summary

A. Local control/pain control is high in all categories > 85-92 %  rapid pain control within days (FU short, diff pain instr.) B. Not known if LC is better w conventional radiation (ongoing). C. Optimal dose unknown; 14-24 Gy x 1 or 8 Gy x 3-4 or … D. Local failure pattern (short FU); Adjacent vertebra (< 4 %), at epidural space 5-10 %, failure where anatomy was intentionally excluded as posterior elements of VB 3-10%.

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