The results of simplified method of hemibody irradiation of 23 @entity1 with @entity158 are presented. In all cases without proven bone @entity3 in skull and distal part of limbs, these parts of the body were excluded from irradiated field. The study comprised 25 cases of hemibody irradiation. The degree of @entity158 relief and performance status improvement was assessed one and two months after treatment, depending on clinical and histopathological diagnosis and type of bone @entity3 . The best symptomatic results were obtained in the cases of @entity1582 (100% of @entity158 relief), prostate cancers (the average degree of 78%) and @entity2 (88%). Considering histopathological diagnosis, the best answer was found in multiple @entity1582 and @entity1544 (88%). Taking into account type of @entity3 the best result was obtained in the cases of osteolytic @entity3 (65%). No difference between upper and lower hemibody irradiation was found. The statistically significant correlation between @entity158 relief, performance status improvement and decrease of analgetics use was found. The obtained results suggest that presented simplified form of hemibody irradiation is an effective symptomatic treatment modality in the cases with @entity158 , giving an increase of life quality without significant radiation morbidity.

[The evaluation of the effectiveness of half-body irradiation as palliative treatment in @entity1 with multiple bone XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['lung cancers'] @entity1582 :: ('MESH:D009101', 'Disease') :: ['myeloma', 'multiple myelomas'] @entity1544 :: ('MESH:D018307', 'Disease') :: ['squamous cell cancer'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastases'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['multiple painful bone metastases', 'pain']
@entity3 :: (MESH:D009362,Disease) :: ['metastases']
