Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for surgically resected brain metastases: outcome analysis of an international cooperative study.

Christopher P CifarelliStefanie BrehmerJohn Austin VargoJoshua D HackKlaus Henning KahlGustavo Sarria-VargasFrank A Giordano

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2019)

IORT is a safe and effective means of delivering adjuvant radiation to the BM resection cavities with high rates of LC and low incidence of RN. Further studies are warranted directly comparing LC outcomes to SRS.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
early stage
small cell lung cancer
simultaneous determination
radiation induced
risk factors
mass spectrometry
radiation therapy
lymph node
patients undergoing
skeletal muscle
solid phase extraction