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Table 6 RT schemes used in Bone Metastases by hospital*

From: Use of palliative radiotherapy in brain and bone metastases (VARA II study)

H

1 × 800cGy

5 × 400 cGy

10×300cGy

Others

Total

1

 

8

5

 

13

  

61.5%

38.5%

  

2

 

2

14

1

17

  

11.8%

82.3%

5.9%

 

3

12

8

45

9

74

 

16.2%

10.8%

60.8%

12.2%

 

4

3

12

63

16

94

 

3.2%

12.8%

67%

17%

 

5

36

14

2

 

52

 

69.3%

26.9%

3.8%

  

6

2

6

24

4

36

 

5.6%

16.7%

66.7%

11%

 

7

57

20

7

6

90

 

63.3%

22.2%

7.8%

6.7%

 

8

1

5

1

20

27

 

3.7%

18.5%

3.7%

74.1%

 

9

16

36

8

54

114

 

14%

31.6%

7%

47.4%

 

10

9

31

20

4

64

 

14.1%

48.4%

31.3%

6.3%

 

11

44

46

26

10

126

 

34.9%

36.6%

20.6%

7.9%

 

12

4

8

25

 

37

 

10.8%

21.6%

67.6%

  

T

184

196

240

124

744

 

24.7%

26.3%

32.3%

16.7%

 
  1. * Statistical significance: p < 0.0005.