Subtitle
PBRT associated with a lower opioid pain requirement and a lower rate of gastrostomy tube dependence
Subtitle
PBRT associated with a lower opioid pain requirement and a lower rate of gastrostomy tube dependence
Proto therapy Time
February 2016
Executive summary
A matched analysis compared PBRT and IMRT for nasopharynx and paranasal sinus cancers with concurrent chemotherapy, reported that PBRT was associated with a lower opioid pain requirement and a lower rate of gastrostomy tube dependence.
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