Radiosurgery and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases

摘要

BRAIN METASTASES ARE THE MOST FEARED AND DEBILI-tating complication of systemic cancers. They affect approximately 170 000 patients a year, with the most common primary tumors being lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma.1 The traditional approach for patients with brain metastases has been whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT), irrespective of lesion number or primary site