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SUBMITTER: Rava P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5514013 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jul-Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rava Paul P Rosenberg Jennifer J Jamorabo Daniel D Sioshansi Shirin S DiPetrillo Thomas T Wazer David E DE Hepel Jaroslaw J
Advances in radiation oncology 20160623 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Our objective was to report safety and efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the surgical bed following resection of brain metastases.<h4>Methods</h4>Eighty-seven consecutive patients who underwent cavity-directed SRS to the operative bed for the treatment of brain metastases between 2002 and 2010 were evaluated. SRS required a gadolinium-enhanced, high-resolution, T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for tumor targeting and delivered a median dose of 18 Gy (14-22 Gy ...[more]