TY - JOUR AU - Zhu, Yu-jia PY - 2011 TI - Palliative radiotherapy for painful bone metastases: short-course or long-course? JF - Annals of Palliative Medicine; Vol 1, No 1 (April 24, 2012): Annals of Palliative Medicine Y2 - 2011 KW - N2 - For patients of bony metastases, the survival time becomes much longer as the anti-tumor strategies developed. External beam radiotherapy is effective for pain-relieving. The appropriate fractionation scheme for the most effective regimen of palliative radiotherapy to treat bone metastases is still in debate. This article reviews the prospective randomized trials comparing short-course or long-course regimens of palliative radiotherapy for painful bone metastases. UR - https://apm.amegroups.org/article/view/46