Whole brain irradiation with hippocampal sparing and dose escalation on multiple brain metastases: A planning study on treatment concepts

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 264-270

  Prokic, Vesna ^a   Wiedenmann, Nicole ^a   Fels, Franziska ^a   Schmucker, Marianne ^a   Nieder, Carsten ^b,c   Grosu, Anca Ligia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; DOSE ESCALATION; EQUIVALENT DOSE; MEAN DOSE; MULTIPLE BRAINS; ORGANS AT RISKS; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC FRACTIONATED RADIATION THERAPY; TARGET COVERAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANS; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; WHOLE-BRAIN IRRADIATION;

IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRAIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE ESCALATION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84871366289     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.02.036     Document Type: Article

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