Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases: Update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline

• Published in: Practical radiation oncology Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 4
• Main Authors: Lutz, Stephen, Balboni, Tracy, Jones, Joshua, Lo, Simon, Petit, Joshua, Rich, Shayna E, Wong, Rebecca, Hahn, Carol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Bone Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Diphosphonates - therapeutic use; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Kyphoplasty; Palliative Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; PubMed; Radiopharmaceuticals; Vertebroplasty

The purpose is to provide an update the Bone Metastases Guideline published in 2011 based on evidence complemented by expert opinion. The update will discuss new high-quality literature for the 8 key questions from the original guideline and implications for practice. A systematic PubMed search from...