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Review
. 2018 Mar 23:360:k821.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.k821.

Palliative radiotherapy

Katie Spencer  1 , Rhona Parrish  2 , Rachael Barton  3 , Ann Henry  4
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Review

Palliative radiotherapy

Katie Spencer et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare.

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Fig 1
Linear accelerator used to deliver radiotherapy
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Fig 2
For radiotherapy to the head, neck, or upper chest, a close fitting mask maybe needed to ensure a consistent treatment position
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Fig 3
Computed tomograms showing the difference in radiotherapy dose distribution between simple, conventional palliative radiotherapy (A), and targeted stereotactic radiotherapy (B). The latter treatment plan allows a dose of roughly three times greater biological effectiveness to the target with significantly lower dose to surrounding tissue
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