Study Design. Systematic review and modified Delphi technique. Objective. To use an
evidence-based medicine process using the best available literature and expert opinion …

Importance Rising cancer incidence combined with improvements in systemic and local
therapies extending life expectancy are translating into more patients with spinal …

Background Conventional external beam radiotherapy is the standard palliative treatment
for spinal metastases; however, complete response rates for pain are as low as 10–20 …

The oligometastatic state is hypothesized to represent an intermediary state of cancer
between widely metastatic disease and curable, localized disease. Advancements in …

Purpose Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for spine metastases improves pain
response rates compared with conventional external beam radiation therapy; however, the …

OBJECTIVE Although postoperative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for spinal
metastases is increasingly performed, few guidelines exist for this application. The purpose …

Study Design: A broad narrative review. Objectives: The objective of this article is to provide
a technical review of spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) planning and delivery …

Postoperative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for metastatic spinal tumors is
increasingly being performed in clinical practice. Whereas the fundamentals of SBRT …

Methods. PubMed, Embase, and clinical trial databases were searched with the key words
“spinal neoplasm,”“spinal instability,”“spinal instability neoplastic score,” and synonyms …

Study Design: Reliability analysis. Objectives: The Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS)
was developed for assessing patients with spinal neoplasia. It identifies patients who may …