Choosing Wisely at the End of Life: Use of Shorter Courses of Palliative Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastasis.

CONCLUSIONS: Although guideline concordance was high overall, a large number of patients received longer courses of RT at the end of life. Strong consideration should be made for utilization of shorter courses, particularly in patients with a limited prognosis.
PMID: 30191866 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Health Physics - September 8, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: Wallace AS, Fiveash JB, Williams CP, Kvale E, Pisu M, Jackson BE, Rocque GB Tags: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Source Type: research