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External Beam Radiotherapy and Bone Metastases

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Bone Metastases

Part of the book series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment ((CMBT,volume 21))

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While the management of bone metastases requires multidisciplinary care, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) remains an effective and efficient method by which to palliate pain and prevent pathologic fracture. Dose fractionation schemes ranging from 8 Gy in a single fraction to 30 Gy in ten fractions can provide equivalent relief with a minimal risk of side effects. Highly conformal or stereotactic body radiation therapy shows promise in the treatment of these patients, with its most appropriate niches to be determined through continued accrual to ongoing clinical trials. Treatment guidelines and quality measures have been developed to better define the use of EBRT in the setting of painful bone metastases.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Candice Johnstone

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center, Findlay, OH, USA

    Stephen T. Lutz

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  1. Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Vassilios Vassiliou

  2. Dept. Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Edward Chow

  3. Dept. Radiation Oncology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece

    Dimitrios Kardamakis

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Johnstone, C., Lutz, S.T. (2014). External Beam Radiotherapy and Bone Metastases. 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_9

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