Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer - MBS item (16015)

The following MBS item is included in this clinical category.

16015
ADMINISTRATION OF STRONTIUM 89 for painful bony metastases from carcinoma of the prostate where hormone therapy has failed and either: (i)the disease is poorly controlled by conventional radiotherapy; or (ii)conventional radiotherapy is inappropriate, due to the wide distribution of sites of bone pain