Utilization Patterns of Single-Fraction and Short-Course Radiotherapeutic Schedules in the Management of Bone Metastases.

Purpose: Bone metastases are common, occurring in 60% to 70% of patients with advanced malignancies. Historically, bone-directed radiation therapy regimens of 30 Gy over 10 fractions were used. However, prospective randomized data suggest equivalent pain relief with shorter-course regimens.

Radiotherapeutic treatment of brain metastases in patients with gynecologic malignancies: A nationwide analysis.

Brain metastases are a rare finding in patients with primary gynecologic malignancies having a poor outcome despite treatment. We sought to use the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to characterize the incidence of brain metastases and types of treatment administered. We queried the NCDB from 2010-16 for patients with endometrial, cervical, and ovarian primaries with brain metastases at diagnosis treated with radiation-whole brain radiation (WBRT) or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: treatment trends and outcomes.

Purpose: Definitive radiotherapy remains a primary treatment option for early stage glottic cancer. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has emerged as the standard treatment technique for advanced head and neck cancers, whereas three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) has remained standard for early glottic cancers. We used the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to identify predictors of IMRT use and effect on outcome in these patients.

Test-retest reliability of tibiofemoral joint space width measurements made using a low-dose standing CT scanner.

Objective: To determine the test-retest reliability of knee joint space width (JSW) measurements made using standing CT (SCT) imaging.

Subjects And Methods: This prospective two-visit study included 50 knees from 30 subjects (66% female; mean ± SD age 58.2 ± 11.

Effect of preoperative incentive spirometry patient education on patient outcomes in the knee and hip joint replacement population.

Purpose: This study examined the effects of preoperative incentive spirometry (IS) education (POISE) on postoperative outcomes for knee and hip total joint replacement patients.

Design: In this prospective study, 140 patients were randomized to Group 1 (POISE intervention = 50 completing) or Group 2 (no intervention = 56 completing) (34 dropped).

Methods: The Group 1 intervention consisted of formal instruction preoperatively for IS home use, postoperative use, and IS volumes documentation.