Single-Isocenter Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy vs. CyberKnife M6 for the Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Multiple Brain Metastases

Single-Isocenter Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy vs. CyberKnife M6 for the Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Multiple Brain Metastases

Introduction: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is becoming more frequently used for patients with multiple brain metastases (BMs). Single-isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy (SI-VMAT) is an emerging alternative to dedicated systems such as CyberKnife (CK). We present a dosimetric comparison be...

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Main Authors: Rami A. El Shafie, Eric Tonndorf-Martini, Daniela Schmitt, Aylin Celik, Dorothea Weber, Kristin Lang, Laila König, Simon Höne, Tobias Forster, Bastian von Nettelbladt, Sebastian Adeberg, Jürgen Debus, Stefan Rieken, Denise Bernhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
multiple brain metastases
radiosurgery
palliative
radiotherapy
whole-brain radiotherapy
stereotactic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00568/full

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