Palliative single-fraction radiation therapy: how much more evidence is needed?

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Jun 1;97(11):786-8. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dji166.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / administration & dosage
  • Bone Neoplasms / complications
  • Bone Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Dose Fractionation, Radiation*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Pain / etiology
  • Pain / prevention & control
  • Pain / radiotherapy
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Retreatment / statistics & numerical data

Substances

  • Analgesics