Criteria for palliation of bone metastases
Subtitle: clinical applications.
Contributors: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Series: IAEA-TECDOC -- 1549.
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9789201045072
Subjects: Bone metastasis -- Palliative treatment.; Radiopharmaceuticals -- Therapeutic use.; Nuclear medicine.
Description: Bone metastases are one of the complications that may arise in 14-70% of cancer patients. Although the management of patients with metastatic bone pain must be a multidisciplinary approach including analgesia, hormone treatment, etc., irradiation for patients with metastatic bone pain is specifically emphasized in this publication. This is a guide for specialists in clinical oncology that should help to improve clinical management of metastatic bone pain patients treated with radiotherapy and radionuclide therapy.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "April 2007"

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: External beam radiotherapy; title: Radionuclide therapy; title: Future developments : novel and tumour specific radiopharmaceuticals; title: Rationale for use of both modalities.