[Palliative radiotherapy].
Only 25% of cancer patients in Norway receive megavoltage irradiation. Many patients live for months and years with symptomatic metastatic disease, and could derive great benefit from radiotherapy. We briefly review indications and use of palliative radiotherapy.
Onkologisk avdeling, Haukeland sykehus, Bergen.
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D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy
Symptomlindrende strålebehandling.