Clinical oncology : a journal of the Royal College of Radiologists
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Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) · Feb 2015
Estimating the need for palliative radiotherapy for brain metastasis: a benchmarking approach.
Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is useful in the management of many patients with brain metastases, but the need for this treatment in the general cancer population is unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate the appropriate rate of use of PRT for brain metastases (PRT. Br). ⋯ Br is widely underutilised in Ontario. The 25% shortfall in the use of PRT. Br reported here is much greater than the previously reported 7.8% shortfall in the overall lifetime rate of use of any radiotherapy in Ontario.