The Royal College of Radiologists' fractionation survey

Priestman, T. J.; Bullimore, J.; Godden, T.P.; Deutsch, G.P.

doi:10.1016/s0936-6555(89)80010-x

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“…Factors influencing tumour control have been carefully analysed, but the price paid for that control, in terms of subjective distress, has largely been ignored. Prescribing practices vary widely (Priestman et al, 1989) and largely reflect previous training and/or institutional dogma (Maher, 1991). Insufficient There are no standard instruments that address the specific concerns of patients during treatment with radiotherapy.…”

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A quantitative approach to the distress caused by symptoms in patients treated with radical radiotherapy

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1996

Br J Cancer

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Summary A computerised self-assessment instrument was used to capture data on the distress caused by symptoms in 110 patients treated with radical radiotherapy. Patients selected symptoms from a list of 34 problems and then quantified the distress associated with each problem using a linear Analogue self assessment (LASA)-type scale. The test instrument was feasible: 90% of assessments were completed in under 14 min. There was a significant increase in tiredness and significant decrease in anxiety and worries about the family, during treatment. Menopausal symptoms and post-surgical problems were important causes of distress in the patients with breast cancer. When the area under the curve method was used to quantify distress in the patients with breast cancer, difficulty concentrating, pain and sleep disturbances emerged as significantly troublesome problems. Computerised self-assessment may have a useful role in quantifying the distress caused by treatment with radiotherapy.

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A quantitative approach to the distress caused by symptoms in patients treated with radical radiotherapy

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Potter²

1996

Br J Cancer

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“…Patterns of practice among radiation oncologists in the treatment of bone metastases Fifteen empirical studies on the patterns of practice of radiation oncologists were identified from 1988 to 2006 [4,9,11,13,15,17,19,25,26,29,32,37,40,46,51].…”

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“…Reported characteristics include the population, setting, study methods, and preference rates for dose fractionation treatment regimes prescribed for the palliation of bone metastases. Table 1 Patterns of practice of radiation oncologists in the treatment of bone metastases [13,25,29,37] Author, year, location (reference) Tables 5 and 6 present the hypothetical case scenarios of patients with bone metastases used to elicit patterns of practice among radiation oncologists.…”

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“…The majority of results on patterns of practice of radiation oncologists were based on the hypothetical management of patients with bone metastases [4,9,13,15,17,19,25,29,37,40] (Tables 5, 6). Only five studies audited the actual practices of radiation oncologists [11,26,32,46,51].…”

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“…There was, however, some evidence of regional trends in terms of preferences for Table 2 Patterns of practice of radiation oncologists in the treatment of bone metastases [9,15,26,32,51] Author Table 3 Patterns of practice of radiation oncologists in the treatment of bone metastases [4,11,19,46] Author, year, location (reference) N (response rate) Population and setting Methods used to ascertain preferred RT regime [13,25,26,29,32,37]. In the UK, where the most recent audit was conducted in 2006, a single 8 Gy was the most common dose fractionation schedule employed [51].…”

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