Do you offer low-dose radiation therapy for osteoarthritis of the spine?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
DEGRO has published guidelines on this very topic, so I would respectfully disagree with a comment arguing a lack of data. Of course, if one is looking for level 1 data on irradiating benign diseases in general, there may be little to satisfy.That being said, there's no level 1 data espousing the be...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I've done this routinely with excellent results, with similar response rates to other joints. There was concern in the past with leukemia due to RT, but having reviewed the literature, this was based on delivering a large open field for patients with ankylosing spondylitis to a dose of 20 Gy in 5 fx...
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Radiation Oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center If you're able, please present/publish your data a...
Radiation Oncologist at Mallory Radiotherapy, PLLC I have also done this a handful of times with very...
Radiation Oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University How do you make your volumes?
Radiation Oncologist at West Virginia University @Greg: Treat the entire joint, since ostensibly it...
Radiation Oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University Specifically for spine osteoarthritis, what are yo...
Radiation Oncologist at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada We offer LDRT for OA at our center and do offer it...