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8 Gy Single Fraction Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Metastatic Skeletal Pain: Randomized Comparison with a Multifraction Schedule Over 12 months of Patient Follow-up
Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology 1999; Volume 52: pages 111 - 21Précis: Efficacy of single fraction RT for palliation of bone metastases appears to be confirmed from this trial along with multiple...
Diagnosis of Extrathoracic Metastases to the Lung
Reviewers: Leonard A. Farber, MD and John Chang, MD Source: Oncology, March 1998, Volume 12, Number 3, 431-438 At present, the standard diagnostic imaging modalitiesfor detection of metastases to the lungs include the chest radiographand thoracic...
Primary Care: Stereotactic Radiosurgery Plus Whole Brain Radiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone for Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases
Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MDSource: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 1999; Volume 45: pages 427 - 434BackgroundBrain metastases management has long been a significant issue in the management of cancer patients. ...
Radiation therapy in the management of symptomatic bone metastases: the effect of total dose and histology on pain relief and response duration
Reviewers: Kenneth Blank, MDSource: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics1998 Dec 1;42(5):1119-26BackgroundWhen cancer is advanced, one of the most important roles of the oncologist is helping to relieve the patient's...
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