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

BACKGROUND: Feasibility testing of a simultaneous sparing approach of hippocampus, hypothalamus and pituitary gland in patients undergoing whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) with and without a concomitant boost to metastatic sites. INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment and hormonal dysfunction are common...

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Autores principales: Mehta, P., Janssen, S., Fahlbusch, F. B., Schmid, S. M., Gebauer, J., Cremers, F., Ziemann, C., Tartz, M., Rades, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32605648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07091-x