Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) alone versus WBRT and radiosurgery for the treatment of brain metastases

BACKGROUND: Historically, whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) has been the main treatment for brain metastases. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) delivers high‐dose focused radiation and is being increasingly utilized to treat brain metastases. The benefit of adding SRS to WBRT is unclear. This is an...

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Published in:Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Main Authors: Patil, Chirag G, Pricola, Katie, Sarmiento, J Manuel, Garg, Sachin K, Bryant, Andrew, Black, Keith L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2017
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483798/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28945270
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006121.pub4
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