Response to: 'Is it time to redefine the role of low-dose radiotherapy for benign disease?' by Montero et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands e.mahler@maartenskliniek.nl.
² Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Comment

Elien A M Mahler et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;79(3):e35.

doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214896. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands e.mahler@maartenskliniek.nl.
² Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; hand osteoarthritis; knee osteoarthritis; outcomes research; treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Lack of beneficial effects of low-dose radiation therapy on hand osteoarthritis symptoms and inflammation: a randomised, blinded, sham-controlled trial.
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Is it time to redefine the role of low-dose radiotherapy for benign disease?
Montero A, Sabater S, Rödel F, Gaipl US, Ott OJ, Seegenschmiedt MH, Arenas M. Montero A, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Mar;79(3):e34. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214873. Epub 2018 Dec 21. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020. PMID: 30578294 No abstract available.