2017
Consensus Contouring Guidelines for Postoperative Completely Resected Cavity Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
Soliman H, Ruschin M, Angelov L, Brown PD, Chiang VLS, Kirkpatrick JP, Lo SS, Mahajan A, Oh KS, Sheehan JP, Soltys SG, Sahgal A. Consensus Contouring Guidelines for Postoperative Completely Resected Cavity Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 100: 436-442. PMID: 29157748, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.09.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCavity stereotactic radiosurgeryStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesClinical scenariosSurgical cavity volumePreoperative magnetic resonanceClinical target volumeMicroscopic disease extensionDifferent clinical scenariosSTAPLE contoursSurgical resectionTreatment optionsAdjacent sinusesDisease extensionContouring guidelinesSurgical tractPreoperative locationDural contactClinical dataBone flapClinical practiceSRS treatmentTarget volumeVolume delineationConsensus contours
2013
Role of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with more than four brain metastases
Jairam V, Chiang V, Yu JB, Knisely J. Role of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with more than four brain metastases. CNS Oncology 2013, 2: 181-193. PMID: 24273642, PMCID: PMC3835313, DOI: 10.2217/cns.13.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryIntracranial relapseUse of SRSFirst-line therapyFirst-line treatmentNeurocognitive side effectsTreatment of patientsMultiple small dosesUndetected metastasesMedical CenterRadiation therapyHigh doseInstitutional trialsSide effectsPatientsMetastasisWhole brainSmall dosesTarget volumeEarly dementiaMemory lossRadiation treatmentRelapse