Rheumatology

Non-malignant Disease

Questions discussed in this category

For those treating osteoarthritis with LDRT, is there any concern of adverse effects or decreased efficacy in patients with osteoporosis?

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Do you offer low-dose radiation therapy for osteoarthritis of the spine?

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Is there any benefit to the use of low dose radiation in patients with osteoarthritis who have already undergone joint replacement?

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How would you treat a perineural IgG4-RD with persistent paresthesia?

Would you continue corticosteroid therapy even with a normalized serum IgG4 concentration?

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Would you consider re-irradiation for recurrence of Dupuytren's Contracture?

It's been 5+ years after the first course. If you decide to re-irradiate what dosing schema would you use?

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Papers discussed in this category

Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys.,

Radiotherapy optimization in early-stage Dupuytren's contracture: first results of a randomized clinical study.

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2014 Sep 20

DEGRO guidelines for the radiotherapy of non-malignant disorders. Part II: Painful degenerative skeletal disorders.

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