Dosimetric feasibility of hypofractionation for metastatic bone/bone marrow lesions from paediatric solid tumours

Approximately 20% of the paediatric patients with solid tumours present with distant metastases at diagnosis. Children with metastatic disease generally have a poor prognosis and overall survival rates are on average 35% (range 5-95%), depending on histology and the number of lesions [1 –3].

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - May 4, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Sophie C. Huijskens, Filipa Guerreiro, Mirjam Bosman, Geert O. Janssens, Bianca A. Hoeben, Raquel D ávila Fajardo, Petra S. Kroon, Enrica Seravalli Tags: Original Article Source Type: research