Métastases osseuses : les nouvelles techniques d’irradiation et traitements combinés ablatifs décalent-ils les standards ?Advances in radiation oncology for metastatic bone disease

Introduction Irradiation of bone metastases primarily aims at alleviating pain, preventing fracture in the short term. The higher doses and more conformal dose distribution achievable while saving healthy tissue with new irradiation techniques have induced a paradigm shift in the management of bone metastases in a growing number of clinical situations.