Palliative radiotherapy fractionation schedules prescribed are dependent on the distance a patient travels to receive treatment. Issue 2 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barnes, Mark; Tiwana, Manpreet S.; Miller, Stacy; Kiraly, Andrew; Olivotto, Ivo A.; Emmons, Scott; Olson, Robert A.
• Is Part Of: Radiotherapy and oncology. Volume 117:Issue 2(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 390
• Page End: 392
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Palliative radiotherapy -- Bone metastases -- Single fraction -- Multiple fraction -- Patient travel distance; Oncology -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiothérapie -- Périodiques; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9940642
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.10.023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-8140

Abstract

Abstract: This study assessed the impact of the distance a patient travelled to the treatment centre on the use of single fraction RT for bone metastases. There was significant variability in the prescription of SFRT by distance at which the patient lives from a cancer centre ( p < 0.001).