Is there a threshold platelet count for which you would consider holding RT?
Would you transfuse platelets before holding RT?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
It depends on what site. For head and neck and thoracic malignancies contribution to marrow dose is minimal and myelosuppression is normal nadir effect of chemo so we dont hold RT for low platelets. For pelvic malignancies I usually use threshold of 50K for holding RT and 100K for holding conc...
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Radiation Oncologist at The Queen's Medical Center @Sushil Beriwal, do you have a cutoff for holding ...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network For needle we would like it to be more than 50k.&n...
@Sushil Beriwal, do you have a cutoff for holding ...
For needle we would like it to be more than 50k.&n...