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Hemi body irradiation: An economical way of palliation of pain in bone metastasis in advanced cancer

BACKGROUND: The primary aim of this prospective non-randomized study was to evaluate the effect of hemi-body irradiation (HBI) on pain and quality of life in cancer patients with extensive bone metastases. The secondary aim was to evaluate side-effects and cost-effectiveness of the treatment. MATERI...

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Autores principales: Pal, Santanu, Dutta, Samrat, Adhikary, Shyam Sundar, Bhattacharya, Biswamit, Ghosh, Balaram, Patra, Niladri B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24665443
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2278-330X.126513