Prospective assessment of mask versus frame fixation during Gamma Knife treatment for brain metastases

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has become a standard-of-care option for patients with limited numbers of brain metastases as SRS alone results in similar overall survival outcomes but better neurocognitive outcomes than whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or WBRT plus SRS boost [1,2]. Especially with improved systemic options and prolonged OS, SRS provides the possibility for repeated treatments of sequentially diagnosed brain metastases [3].Table 1.Table 2.

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - May 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Mario A. Grimm, Ulrich K öppen, Florian Stieler, Grit Welzel, Arne Mathias Ruder, Martin Polednik, Frederik Wenz, Sabine K. Mai, Frank A. Giordano Tags: Original Article Source Type: research