EBRO 2017

Effectiveness of palliative RT

Condition

Rates of symptom improvement

Metastatic bone pain Partial relief

70 %–94%

28 %–80%

Complete relief

72 %–86%

Hemoptysis

59 %–86%

Chest pain (lung cancer)

41 %–66%

Dyspnea (lung cancer)

48 %–66%

Cough (lung cancer)

61 %–65%

Dysphagia

60 %–90%

Superior vena cava obstruction

50 %–70%

Brain metastases

64 %–73%

Spinal cord compression

Samant & Tucker Curr Onc 2006