Efficacy and safety of CyberKnife radiosurgery in elderly patients with brain metastases: a retrospective clinical evaluation

Efficacy and safety of CyberKnife radiosurgery in elderly patients with brain metastases: a retrospective clinical evaluation

Abstract Background Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been increasingly applied for up to 10 brain metastases instead of whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) to achieve local tumor control while reducing neurotoxicity. Furthermore, brain-metastasis incidence is rising due to the increasing surviva...

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Main Authors: Gueliz Acker, Seyed-Morteza Hashemi, Josch Fuellhase, Anne Kluge, Alfredo Conti, Markus Kufeld, Anita Kreimeier, Franziska Loebel, Melina Kord, Diana Sladek, Carmen Stromberger, Volker Budach, Peter Vajkoczy, Carolin Senger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
CyberKnife
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Elderly patients
Brain metastases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01655-8

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