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How do you manage cranial radiotherapy in the setting of an acute CVA?

In a palliative setting, how long would you wait to initiate WBRT?
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Radiation Oncology · Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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Location of the infarct is important to consider, like brainstem or cerebellum or MCA areas apart from functional status. Lesion (infarct) volume (measured on DW-MRI) is an objective surrogate marker for infarct resolution [Gaudinski et al., PMID 18635854]. Either a SPECT or PET/CT scans can be used...

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