Clinical Study

CT-Guided 125I Seed Interstitial Brachytherapy as a Salvage Treatment for Recurrent Spinal Metastases after External Beam Radiotherapy

Table 4

Comparison of the NRS pain scores before and after .

Pain scoreBefore brachytherapyAfter brachytherapy

No pain0.016.7 (4/24)
Mild pain33.3 (8/24)54.2 (13/24)
Moderate pain41.7 (10/24)25.0 (6/24)
Severe pain25.0 (6/24)4.2 (1/24)

values given as % (cases).