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Radiotherapy for metastatic bone pain and metastatic spinal cord compression has a high rate of success but in a proportion of patients there will be recurrence of symptoms requiring retreatment. This can be undertaken safely after initial use of external beam and radioisotope therapy for metastatic bone pain with similar rates of success to those seen after primary treatment. Retreatment for metastatic cord compression must respect spinal cord tolerance doses and stereotactic techniques may have an important role.
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Hoskin, P. (2014). Reirradiation. In: Vassiliou, V., Chow, E., Kardamakis, D. (eds) Bone Metastases. Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7569-5_18
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