Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8214031 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2016 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
Although radiation therapy for painful bone metastases leads to a meaningful pain response, most domains of QoL do not improve after treatment. Only psychosocial QoL improves slightly after treatment. The level of QoL is related to the actual survival, with a rather stable course of QoL for most of the remaining survival time and afterward a sharp decrease, starting only a few weeks before the end of life. Six fractions of 4Â Gy lead to a temporary worse physical QoL compared with a single fraction of 8Â Gy.
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Authors
Paulien G. MD, Mathilde G.E. MSc, Frans J. PhD, Jan J. MD, PhD, Marco MD, PhD, Jan Willem H. MD, PhD, Corrie A.M. MD, PhD, Alexander MD, PhD, Yvette M. MD, PhD, Dutch Bone Metastasis Study Group Dutch Bone Metastasis Study Group,