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When would you consider using radiation for cardiac metastases?

Would you treat if the patient is asymptomatic? If you do treat with RT, what dose-fractionation would you use, and what volumes do you target?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida
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I would consider it if it's likely to be effective based on histology. If it it a relatively radioresistant tumor, I would consider if there's no other viable option.

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