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Physician Expectations of Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Brain Metastases Referred for Whole Brain Radiotherapy
Physicians Overestimate Benefit From WBRT for Brain Metastases
EA Barnes, E Chow, MN Tsao, NM Bradley, M Doyle, K Li, K Lam, C Danjoux
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2010 Jan 1
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Physician Expectations of Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Brain Metastases Referred for Whole Brain Radiotherapy
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jan 1;76(1):187-192, EA Barnes, E Chow, MN Tsao, NM Bradley, M Doyle, K Li, K Lam, C Danjoux
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Purpose: Patients with advanced cancer are referred to our Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program for quick access to palliative radiotherapy. The primary objective of this prospective study was to determine the physician expectations of the treatment outcomes for patients with brain metastases referred for whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). The secondary objectives were to determine the factors influencing the expectations and to examine the accuracy of the physician-estimated patient survival. Methods...