TABLE IV.

Reasons for prescribing multiple treatments, by dose fractionation schedule

Schedule	Reason	Patients
		(n)	(%)
20 Gy/5		572	—
	Cord compression, impending	95	16.61
	Postsurgical	94	16.43
	Cord or nerve root compression	89	15.56
	Fracture, pathologic	77	13.46
	Re-treat	54	9.44
	Soft-tissue component	39	6.82
	Prophylaxis	29	5.07
	Fracture, impending	27	4.72
	Cauda equina syndrome	21	3.67
	Renal cell cancer	18	3.15
	Patient preference or randomized clinical trial	10	1.75
	Sensitive organs or tissues within treatment field	4	0.70
	Others	15	2.62
30 Gy/10		58	—
	Renal cell cancer	21	36.21
	Postsurgical	8	13.79
	Cord compression, impending	7	12.07
	Fracture, impending	6	10.34
	Fracture, pathologic	4	6.90
	Prophylaxis	3	5.17
	Soft-tissue component	2	3.45
	Cauda equina syndrome	1	1.72
	Cord or nerve root compression	1	1.72
	Re-treat	1	1.72
	Others	4	6.90
Others		71	—
	Re-treat	32	45.07
	Renal cell cancer	7	9.86
	Cord or nerve root compression	6	8.45
	Postsurgical	6	8.45
	Cord compression, impending	4	5.63
	Fracture, pathologic	4	5.63
	Sensitive organs or tissues within treatment field	4	5.63
	Cauda equina syndrome	2	2.82
	Soft-tissue component	2	2.82
	Prophylaxis	1	1.41
	Others	3	4.23