Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
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J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol · May 2018
Analysis of predictors of pain response in patients with bone metastasis undergoing palliative radiotherapy: Does age matter?
To evaluate whether age is a predictor of pain response after radiotherapy for painful bone metastasis (BM). ⋯ All patients with painful bone metastasis should be referred for palliative radiotherapy to relieve the pain regardless of age. Therefore, an older age should not be a reason to withhold palliative radiation treatment.