Brain Metastases Treated with Radiosurgery Alone: An Alternative to Whole Brain Radiotherapy?
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Brain metastases treated with radiosurgery alone: an alternative to whole brain radiotherapy?
OBJECTIVE Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) provides benefit for patients with brain metastases but may result in neurological toxicity for patients with extended survival times. Stereotactic radiosurgery in combination with WBRT has become an important approach, but the value of WBRT has been questioned. As an alternative to WBRT, we managed patients with stereotactic radiosurgery alone, evaluat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0148-396X,1524-4040
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000117126.32806.a5