Radiotherapy in osteosarcoma

Radiation therapy in the treatment of osteosarcoma has been considered with respect of the subclinical metastatic disease in the lung and the primary lesion. Emphasis is given to the necessity of coordinating the management plan of the primary lesion with an adjuvant program. Evaluation of the efficacy of a conservative treatment of the primary lesion by radiation therapy and chemotherapy is considered a proper subject for clinical study. A proper biopsy technique and several practical aspects of technique of radiation therapy in management of osteosarcomas of bone are important factors in survival time of individual patients.