J. P. AgarawalT. SwangsilpaY. van der LindenD. RadesB. JeremicP. J. HoskinTata Memorial HospitalMahidol UniversityRadiotherapeutic Institute FrieslandUniversitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus LubeckInternational Atomic Energy Agency, ViennaMount Vernon Hospital2018-08-202018-08-202006-12-01Clinical Oncology. Vol.18, No.10 (2006), 747-760093665552-s2.0-33750444930https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/23466External beam radiotherapy is effective in the management of bone metastases for both local and more widespread pain. It is effective in spinal canal compression and pathological fracture where it also may have a prophylactic role. Single dose radiotherapy for bone metastases is a highly cost effective palliative treatment. © 2006 The Royal College of Radiologists.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.clon.2006.09.007