title: Palliative radiotherapy fractionation schedules prescribed are dependent on the distance a patient travels to receive treatment.
abstract: This study assessed the impact of the distance a patient travelled to the treatment centre on the use of single fraction RT for bone metastases. There was significant variability in the prescription of SFRT by distance at which the patient lives from a cancer centre (p<0.001).
authors.affiliation: BC Cancer Agency - Centre for the North, Canada.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: BC Cancer Agency - Centre for the North, Canada; University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Manpreet S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tiwana
authors.affiliation: BC Cancer Agency - Centre for the North, Canada; University of British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiraly
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Canada; BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Centre, Canada.
authors.forename: Ivo A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Olivotto
authors.affiliation: University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Emmons
authors.affiliation: BC Cancer Agency - Centre for the North, Canada; University of Northern British Columbia, Canada; University of British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: rolson2@bccancer.bc.ca.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D014195:Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Bone metastases; Multiple fraction; Palliative radiotherapy; Patient travel distance; Single fraction