Would you offer palliative radiation for painful bone metastases in a patient with scleroderma?
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Radiation Oncology · Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Proton Therapy Center
Yes, I have treated a breast cancer patient before who had scleroderma and she really wanted to avoid mastectomy. Maybe I was just lucky, but no major skin reaction. Maybe less than average even. Her disease was not active at the time.
For bone met palliation, I would use higher energy like 15X for ...