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Does location of an non-spinal osseous metastasis affect your SBRT dosing?

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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Just a few thoughts: Location is an important consideration for SBRT dosing because normal tissue tolerances vary by organ/location. Three complications that I worry about are the risk of bone fracture, neuropathy and myositis when treating non spinal osseous mets with SBRT, especially in the settin...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Washington School of Medicine

Proximity to visceral organs and joints and whether the bone is weight-bearing are factors that I will consider. I favor multisession SBRT for higher risk bone metastases.

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