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Bone Tumors

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This chapter will discuss radiotherapy for the treatment of bone tumors including osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, chordoma, and giant cell tumor.

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Acknowledgment

We thank Tania Kaprealian MD; Brian Lee MD, PhD; and Jean L. Nakamura MD for their work on the prior edition of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Lauren Boreta & Steve E. Braunstein

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  1. The Oregon Clinic, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA

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Boreta, L., Braunstein, S.E. (2018). Bone Tumors. In: Hansen, E., Roach III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62642-0_39

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