Editorial: Not everything that matters can be measured and not everything that can be measured matters

Not everything that counts can be counted; not everything that can be counted counts.

Measuring research impact: not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted

Not everything that can be done should be done.

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“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Fractionated Radiosurgery Alone for Thirty-seven Brain Metastases: Not Everything that can be Counted Counts

There is an ongoing debate as to the maximum number of brain metastases that can safely and practically be treated with a single course of radiosurgery. Despite evidence of durable local control and favorable overall survival when treating 10 or more brain metastases with radiosurgery alone, some institutions and guidelines still limit radiosurgery to an arbitrary number of metastases. As demon...