• Supportive Care Guidelines Group. Radiotherapy fractionation for the palliation of uncomplicated painful bone metastases [full report]. Toronto (ON): Cancer Care Ontario (CCO); 2003 Mar. 22 p. (Practice guideline; no. 13-2). [48 references]

For patients where the treatment objective is pain relief, a single 8 Gy treatment, prescribed to the appropriate target volume, is recommended as the standard dose-fractionation schedule for the treatment of symptomatic and uncomplicated bone metastases.

None provided

The literature search identified no evidence-based practice guidelines, five reviews and 18 randomized studies. Of the five reviews identified, four were systematic reviews of radiotherapy for painful bone metastases.

• Supportive Care Guidelines Group. Radiotherapy fractionation for the palliation of uncomplicated painful bone metastases [full report]. Toronto (ON): Cancer Care Ontario (CCO); 2003 Mar. 22 p. (Practice guideline; no. 13-2). [48 references]

Not applicable: The guideline was not adapted from another source.

2003 Mar 14

Program in Evidence-based Care - State/Local Government Agency [Non-U.S.]

The Practice Guidelines Initiative (PGI) is the main project of the Program in Evidence-based Care (PEBC), a Province of Ontario initiative sponsored by Cancer Care Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Supportive Care Guidelines Group

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