Treating patients with brain metastases has evolved: scalp-sparing, hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Dec 7:2017:bcr2017223449. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223449.

Authors

Irfan Ahmad¹, Kundan Singh Chufal¹, Chandi Prasad Bhatt¹, Sandeep Rathour¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: lung cancer (oncology); oncology; radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology*
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / radiotherapy
Cranial Irradiation / methods*
Hippocampus*
Humans
Male
Organ Sparing Treatments*
Patient Satisfaction
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Scalp*
Treatment Outcome