Do you use any particular dose constraints in patients receiving whole-brain radiation in the setting of prior SRS?
Does the previous dose of SRS or the fact the patient had prior surgery matter when planning WBRT?
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Radiation Oncology · Renaissance Institute of Precision Oncology & Radiosurgery
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If a patient remains a candidate, I prefer to offer hippocampal sparing WBRT whenever possible, respecting the hippocampal constraints outlined in RTOG 0933 (Hippocampus D100% <= 9Gy; dmax <16Gy).
In terms of other dose constraints, I don't typically enforce any constraints that would impact the coverage of the remaining CTV. For modulated HA-IMRT plans, I would make sure no hotspots are within the optics or brainstem.
I tend to think about this situation as the reverse of RTOG 9005, which was SRS...
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