Postoperative Radiotherapy for Multiple Myeloma of Long Bones: Should the Entire Rod Be Treated?

ConclusionAfter internal fixation of long bones with MM, full hardware coverage with the RT field could reduce the risk, though small, of disease developing in the future in the proximate hardware. Postoperative RT doses of 20 to 25 Gy in 8 to 10 fractions can achieve excellent local control.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research