Automatic planning on hippocampal avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy

S Wang, D Zheng, C Zhang, R Ma, NR Bennion, Y Lei… - Medical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence suggests that radiation-induced damage to the hippocampus plays a
role in neurocognitive decline for patients receiving whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) …

Dosimetric evaluation of intensity-modulated radiotherapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, and helical tomotherapy for hippocampal-avoidance whole brain …

Y Rong, J Evans, M Xu-Welliver, C Pickett, G Jia… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is a vital tool in radiation oncology and
beyond, but it can result in adverse health effects such as neurocognitive decline …

Hippocampal-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy for lung cancer

R Zhao, W Kong, J Shang, H Zhe, YY Wang - Clinical lung cancer, 2017 - Elsevier
Brain metastases occur in 20% to 40% of lung cancer patients. Whole-brain radiotherapy
(WBRT) has long been considered the treatment of choice for many patients with lung …

Comparison of the extent of hippocampal sparing according to the tilt of a patient's head during WBRT using linear accelerator-based IMRT and VMAT

SY Moon, M Yoon, M Chung, WK Chung, DW Kim - Physica Medica, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report the results of our investigation into whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT)
using linear accelerator-based intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric …

Hippocampal sparing radiotherapy for glioblastoma patients: a planning study using volumetric modulated arc therapy

J Hofmaier, S Kantz, M Söhn, OS Dohm, S Bächle… - Radiation …, 2016 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential to reduce exposure of
the contralateral hippocampus in radiotherapy for glioblastoma using volumetric modulated …

Hippocampus avoidance whole-brain radiation therapy: A practical intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning and delivery approach to RTOG 0933

JJM Andreas, V Kundapur - Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose The goal of this work was to develop a more practical technique to meet the
requirements of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0933 protocol for sparing …

Modulated Arc Therapy for hippocampal-avoidance whole brain radiation therapy: planning comparison with intensity modulated Radiation Therapy

EA Martín-Tovar, AH Badillo-Alvarado… - Radiation and …, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the modulated arc therapy (mARC) technique as a planning
and treatment option for hippocampal sparing whole brain radiotherapy (HS-WBRT) …

Inclined head position improves dose distribution during hippocampal-sparing whole brain radiotherapy using VMAT

KS Kim, SJ Seo, J Lee, JW Hong, E Kim… - Strahlentherapie …, 2016 - search.proquest.com
Purpose Hippocampal-sparing whole brain radiotherapy (HS-WBRT) aims to preserve
neurocognitive functions in patients undergoing brain radiotherapy (RT). Volumetric …

Treatment planning of volumetric modulated arc therapy and positioning optimization for hippocampal‐avoidance prophylactic cranial irradiation

Q Fu, D Chen, H Yan, J Chen, J Zhu… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hippocampal‐avoidance prophylactic cranial irradiation (HA‐PCI) offers
potential neurocognitive benefits but raises technical challenges to treatment planning. This …

Dosimetric evaluation of a hybrid treatment planning for whole-brain radiation with hippocampal sparing

EA Martín-Tovar, AH Badillo-Alvarado… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2024 - search.proquest.com
Dosimetric evaluation of a hybrid treatment planning for whole-brain radiation with
hippocampal sparing Page 1 International Journal of Radiation Research, April 2024 Volume …