1 is a radiation oncologist at the Washington DC VAMC. and are radiation oncologists at the James J. Peters VAMC in the Bronx, New York, and assistant professors at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. and Dr. Dawson are radiation oncologists at the New Jersey VAHCS in East Orange, New Jersey. is a radiation oncologist at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC in Indianapolis, Indiana. is a radiation oncologist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC and an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, both in Richmond, Virginia. is a radiation oncologist at the VA Ann Arbor HCS in and an associate professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Life expectancy and tumor characteristics should be considered when making treatment recommendations for palliative radiotherapy, which can be cost-effective and provide symptom relief.