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What is the largest non-spine bone metastasis you would be willing to treat with SBRT?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Washington School of Medicine

The size or volume per se is not a limiting factor for SBRT. Doses to OAR (parallel and serial organs) are the most important factor. I have treated large bone metastases with ablative radiotherapy (SBRT or hypofractionated IGRT) without issues.

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