Osteoarthritis

The IORBC welcomes the RCR’s second edition of their report on the use of radiotherapy for benign conditions in the UK which was published recently. Although recommendations are largely unchanged from the first edition, they are provided in a useful summary format at the start

The FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center in Freeport, Illinois has recently treated an arthritis patient with radiation therapy for the first time. It was the first site in the region to use the treatment modality for arthritis, despite its clinical use in other countries.

Low dose radiotherapy is a minimally used treatment modality for osteoarthritis in the United States, despite its use in other countries. Recent studies conducted outside of the US have shown radiotherapy to provide patients with long-term pain relief and improved mobility. Researchers from the Vanderbilt