title: Radiation therapy alone for spinal cord compression: time to improve upon a relatively ineffective status quo.
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Regine
authors.forename: Roy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Patchell
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome