Optimization of hippocampus sparing during whole brain radiation therapy with simultaneous integrated boost—tutorial and efficacy of complete directional …

I Popp, AL Grosu, JT Fennell, M Fischer… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Hippocampus-avoidance whole brain radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated
boost (HA-WBRT+ SIB) is a complex treatment option for patients with multiple brain …

Hippocampal sparing in whole-brain radiotherapy for brain metastases: controversy, technology and the future

R Liu, GZ Gong, KN Meng, SS Du, Y Yin - Frontiers in Oncology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) plays an irreplaceable role in the treatment of brain
metastases (BMs), but cognitive decline after WBRT seriously affects patients' quality of life …

Symptom-based interventions to promote quality survivorship

C Amidei - Neuro-oncology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Survival alone is no longer an adequate outcome for persons with brain tumors; the quality
of the survivorship experience should be viewed with equal importance. Symptom …

Hippocampus-sparing radiotherapy using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to the primary brain tumor: the result of dosimetric study and neurocognitive …

KS Kim, CW Wee, JY Seok, JW Hong, JB Chung… - Radiation …, 2018 - Springer
Background We hypothesized that hippocampal-sparing radiotherapy via volumetric
modulated arc therapy (VMAT) could preserve the neurocognitive function (NCF) of patients …

A simplified non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy for the whole brain radiotherapy with hippocampus avoidance

J Xue, S Jin, H Zhang, K Zou, J Sheng, J Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of using a simplified non-coplanar volumetric modulated
arc therapy (NC-VMAT) and investigate its dosimetric advantages compared with intensity …

Sparing the hippocampus and the hypothalamic-pituitary region during whole brain radiotherapy: a volumetric modulated arc therapy planning study

P Mehta, S Janssen, FB Fahlbusch, SM Schmid… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Feasibility testing of a simultaneous sparing approach of hippocampus,
hypothalamus and pituitary gland in patients undergoing whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) …

Radiotherapy for non-cancer diseases: benefits and long-term risks

J Thariat, MP Little, LB Zablotska… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The discovery of X-rays was followed by a variety of attempts to treat infectious
diseases and various other non-cancer diseases with ionizing radiation, in addition to …

Development of a contouring guide in three different head set-ups for hippocampal sparing radiotherapy: a practical approach

S Di Biase, M Trignani, L Caravatta, PI Voicu… - La radiologia …, 2017 - Springer
Backgrounds Irradiation of the hippocampus plays a role in neurocognitive toxicity. Its
delineation is complex and in practice different head position can vary hippocampus …

Dosimetric comparison between intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy in hippocampus sparing in brain metastasis treated by whole …

E Saad, K Elshahat, H Metwally - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background: While treating brain metastasis with whole-brain radiotherapy incorporating a
simultaneous integrated boost (WBRT-SIB), the risk of hippocampus injury is high. The aim …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of 6 MV & 10 MV Flattened and Flattening Filter Free Beams in Whole Brain Radiotherapy: A Treatment Planning Study

T Suresh, S Madeswaran - Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2021 - academia.edu
Results: The 6MV FB and FFF beam plans were statistically significant (p< 0.05) in terms of
the dose received by 98% of the PTV (D98%)(26.86 Gy vs. 27.31 Gy, P= 0.006), the dose …