Hippocampal-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy: A "how-to" technique using helical tomotherapy and linear accelerator-based intensity-modulated radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1244-1252

  Gondi, Vinai ^a   Tolakanahalli, Ranjini ^a   Mehta, Minesh P ^a   Tewatia, Dinesh ^a   Rowley, Howard ^a   Kuo, John S ^a   Khuntia, Deepak ^a   Tomé, Wolfgang A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Helical tomotherapy; hippocampal avoidance; neurocognitive function; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0933; whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; HIPPOCAMPAL AVOIDANCE; NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTION; RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP (RTOG) 0933; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CYTOLOGY; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROCEDURES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SECONDARY; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STEM CELL;

AMYGDALA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; STEM CELLS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77958472320     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.01.039     Document Type: Article

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