Hippocampal sparing in stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases: To contour or not contour the hippocampus?

CONCLUSION: Volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy hippocampal sparing plans significantly decreases dose to hippocampus assuring an equal target coverage and organs at risk avoiding. PMID: 29576492 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research