A practical technique to avoid the hippocampus in prophylactic cranial irradiation for lung cancer.

Authors :: van Kesteren Z
Belderbos J
van Herk M
Olszewska A
Lamers E
De Ruysscher D
Damen E
van Vliet-Vroegindeweij C
Source :: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology [Radiother Oncol] 2012 Feb; Vol. 102 (2), pp. 225-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Dec 20.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: A practical technique is presented to deliver hippocampus avoiding prophylactic cranial irradiation for lung cancer patients, using two lateral fields. For a prescribed dose of 12×2.5 Gy, sparing of the hippocampi to 6.1 Gy was achieved with a V95% of the brain of 81.7%.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Brain Neoplasms secondary
Dose Fractionation, Radiation
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Organs at Risk
Radiotherapy Dosage
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Brain Neoplasms prevention & control
Cranial Irradiation methods
Hippocampus radiation effects
Lung Neoplasms pathology
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted methods

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1879-0887
Volume :: 102
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 22192478
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2011.09.023

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