Dose planning management of patients undergoing salvage whole brain radiation therapy after radiosurgery.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2016
Abstract
Dose or treatment planning management is necessary for the re-irradiation of intracranial relapses after focal irradiation, radiosurgery, or stereotactic radiotherapy. The current clinical guidelines for metastatic brain tumors are the use of focal irradiation if the patient presents with 4 lesions or less. Salvage treatments with the use of whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) can then be used to limit disease progression if there is an intracranial relapse. However, salvage WBRT poses a number of challenges in dose planning to limit disease progression and preserve neurocognitive function. This work presents the dose planning management that addresses a method of delineating previously treated volumes, dose level matching, and the dose delivery techniques for WBRT.
Volume
41
Issue
4
First Page
277
Last Page
280
ISSN
1873-4022
Published In/Presented At
Saw, C. B., Battin, F., McKeague, J., Haggerty, M., Baikadi, M., & Peters, C. (2016). Dose planning management of patients undergoing salvage whole brain radiation therapy after radiosurgery. Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, 41(4), 277–280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meddos.2016.05.004
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology
PubMedID
27592592
Department(s)
Department of Radiation Oncology
Document Type
Article