Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for hippocampal-avoidance whole brain radiation therapy: planning comparison with Dual-arc and Split-arc partial-field techniques

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for hippocampal-avoidance whole brain radiation therapy: planning comparison with Dual-arc and Split-arc partial-field techniques

Abstract Background Although whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) provides palliation and prophylaxis, reduces local recurrence probability and improves overall survival, it is evident that WBRT is associated with neurocognitive deficits due to radiation induced damage of the hippocampus. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Adams Hei Long Yuen, Po Man Wu, Alex Kai Leung Li, Philip Chung Yin Mak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Hippocampal sparing
Partial-field
Split-arc
Volumetric modulated arc therapy
Whole brain radiation therapy
Neurocognitive deficit
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01488-5

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