Impact of Dose on Local Failure Rates After Image-Guided Reirradiation of Recurrent Paraspinal Metastases
Damast S, Wright J, Bilsky M, Hsu M, Zhang Z, Lovelock M, Cox B, Zatcky J, Yamada Y. Impact of Dose on Local Failure Rates After Image-Guided Reirradiation of Recurrent Paraspinal Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 81: 819-826. PMID: 20888133, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImage-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapyLocal failure rateParaspinal metastasisImpact of doseDaily fractionsIncidence of myelopathySingle-fraction regimensRecords of patientsRisk of myelopathyIntensity-modulated radiotherapyCumulative incidenceEpidural diseaseField recurrenceDose groupProspective dataFailure rateTreatment characteristicsLF incidenceMetastasisIncidenceSignificant decreaseGyMyelopathyDoseIg