Feasibility of linac-based fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with up to ten brain metastases

Abstract Background Linac-based fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) are increasingly being used to manage patients with multiple metastases. This retrospective cohort study aimed to compare the outcomes after linac-based fSRT and SRS between three patien...

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Published in:	Radiation Oncology
Main Authors:	Masanori Hirata, Kazuaki Yasui, Naofumi Oota, Hirofumi Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Onoe, Sayo Maki, Yusuke Ito, Kenji Hayashi, Hirofumi Asakura, Shigeyuki Murayama, Koichi Mitsuya, Shoichi Deguchi, Katsumasa Nakamura, Nakamasa Hayashi, Tetsuo Nishimura, Hideyuki Harada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-12-01
Subjects:	Brain metastases Linac-based fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy Linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery Overall survival Local control Radiation necrosis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02185-1