Local failure and vertebral body fracture risk using multifraction stereotactic body radiation therapy for spine metastases

Local failure and vertebral body fracture risk using multifraction stereotactic body radiation therapy for spine metastases

Purpose: Single-fraction radiation surgery for spine metastases is highly effective. However, a high rate (20-39%) of vertebral body fracture (VBF) has been associated with large, single-fraction doses. We report our experience using multifraction stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Methods...

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Main Authors: Nihaal Mehta, BA, Peter J. Zavitsanos, MD, Krisztina Moldovan, MD, Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD, Jared S. Fridley, MD, Ziya Gokaslan, MD, Timothy J. Kinsella, MD, Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109418300654

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