Radiation treatment for brain metastases has traditionally involved whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). Technical developments now allow radiotherapy to be targeted precisely to small areas of cancer within the brain using stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Combining WBRT and SRS improves survival compared with...
The preferred line of treatment forbreast cancerbrain metastaseshas shifted from whole-brainradiation therapy(WBRT) to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on the promise of similar control with fewer side effects.[1]Yet, with the more frequent use of SRS in patients with these metastases, a challenging...
Within the last few decades, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has become established as one therapeutic option in the treatment of various malignant or benign lesions in the brain, skull base, spine, and other sites in the body. SRS is applied very precisely in high doses of radiation, which ...
Despite what its name implies, SRS isn't actually a surgery but instead involves highly focusedradiationthat targets tumors while minimizing the effects on surrounding healthy tissue. The treatment is often used after a patient undergoes surgery to removebrain tumorsin a process called postoperative SR...
infra-red motion management system detects if the patient has moved outside of the treatment limit and automatically shuts off the radiation beam if such movement occurs. This mechanism ensures that radiation is delivered to targeted areas and prevents irradiation of tissue outside ...
treatment planning system serves as a hub for directing treatment planning to any Elekta linac under OCSRI’s umbrella. In addition,MOSAIQ® Oncology Analyticsassembles pertinent data for later analysis and review. To confirm the five systems’ interchangeability, Silkwood had a subset of brain, ...
Benignbrain tumorsknown as meningiomas are often treated with a single, high dose of radiation using stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). At Georgetown, SRS is conducted using CyberKnife. A single SRS treatment leads to good tumor control; however, post-treatment swelling (edema) is a common and pote...
Patients were assigned to treatment based on cavity size, with SRS typically used for cavities<10cc and SRT for larger volumes. Primary and secondary endpoints were LC and radiation necrosis (RN), respectively. Data analysis was conducted retrospectively. Median cavity size was 13.3cc, with 20% ...
The Hypofractionated Treatment Effects in the Clinic (HyTEC) initiative represents the latest effort to investigate the dose tolerances of OARs with SRS and SBRT through normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) modeling analysis. While improvements in radiation planning aim to reduce the risk of ...
After nearly six months, Lungenklinik’s Harmony system is well-integrated in the radiation oncology department, working productively alongside the Synergy system and helping balance the SRS/SBRT caseload. “Harmony has proven to be a system that provides the precision and versatility we...