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How do you approach SRS for brain metastases in the presence of cranial hardware?

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Radiation Oncology · Cleveland Clinic

Cranial plates may be placed that could potentially affect the dosimetry of SRS. Specifically with Gamma Knife, although one can select planning (CC convolution) that could account for the high Z material of the cranial plate, it is felt that the 192 multidirectional beams of radiation would make th...

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