The INTER-ROMA project--a survey among Italian radiation oncologists on their approach to the treatment of bone metastases

Berardino De Bari; Silvia Chiesa; Ar Filippi; Maria Antonietta Gambacorta; V D'Emilio; P Murino; Lorenzo Livi

doi:10.1700/667.7780

The INTER-ROMA project--a survey among Italian radiation oncologists on their approach to the treatment of bone metastases

Berardino De Bari
, Silvia Chiesa
, Ar Filippi
, Maria Antonietta Gambacorta
, V D'Emilio
, P Murino
, Lorenzo Livi

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Abstract

Radiotherapy has an established palliative role for bone metastases but despite the large number of patients treated there is still controversy surrounding the optimal radiotherapy schedule to prescribe. The aim of this survey was to determine the decision patterns of Italian radiation oncologists in four different clinical cases of patients with bone metastases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-184
Number of pages	8
Journal	Tumori
Volume	97
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1700/667.7780
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Bone Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Italy
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Physician's Practice Patterns
Prostatic Neoplasms
Questionnaires
Radiation Oncology
Radiotherapy Dosage

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