What is the best treatment dose and fractionation for WBRT in a patient who has numerous brain mets and previously received PCI with 25Gy/10fx for small cell lung cancer?

Topics: Lung Cancer • Radiation Oncology • Palliation • Neuro-Oncology • Thoracic Malignancies • Brain Metastases

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Based on re-irradiation series for whole brain available in literature (Value of whole brain re-irradiation for brain metastases--single centre experience. , Re-irradiation in the treatment of patients with cerebral metastases of solid tumors: retrospective analysis. ), reasonable palliation (improv...

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Radiation Oncologist at Toledo Clinic Inc.
What minimum time would you accept from the last W...

Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Six months.

Radiation Oncologist at Cancer Center at Lake Manassas
Do you consider HA (hippocampal avoidance) when re...

Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
No, as previous RT has already delivered more than...

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