Left hippocampus sparing whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT): A planning study

Left hippocampus sparing whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT): A planning study

Aims: Unilateral sparing of the dominant (left) hippocampus during whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) could mitigate cognitive decline, especially verbal memory, similar to the widely investigated bilateral hippocampus avoidance (HA-WBRT). The aim of this planning study is dosimetrical comparison of HA...

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Main Authors: Tomas Kazda, Miroslav Vrzal, Tomas Prochazka, Petr Dvoracek, Petr Burkon, Petr Pospisil, Adam Dziacky, Tomas Nikl, Radim Jancalek, Pavel Slampa, Radek Lakomy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2017-12-01
Series:Biomedical Papers
Subjects:
brain metastases
hippocampus
memory
cognition
ha wbrt
Online Access:https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201704-0010_Left_hippocampus_sparing_whole_brain_radiotherapy_WBRT_A_planning_study.php

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