Sparing the surgical area with stereotactic body radiotherapy for combined treatment of spinal metastases: a treatment planning study.
A L VersteegJ HesJ M van der VeldenW EppingaN KaspertsHelena M VerkooijenM van VulpenF C OnerE SeravalliJ J VerlaanPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2018)
The radiation dose to the surgical area is significantly decreased with the use of SBRT compared to EBRT. Active sparing of the surgical area further decreased the mean radiation dose in the surgical area without compromising the dose to the spinal metastasis and the organs at risk.