Mednet Logo
HomeRadiation OncologyQuestion

What is your method for delineation of the hippocampal avoidance structure in patients who are unable to undergo MRI?

1 Answers
Mednet Member
Mednet Member
Radiation Oncology · Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

The hypothetical benefit of conformal avoidance of the hippocampus during cranial irradiation centers on the memory-specific and radiosensitive neural stem cell compartment within the hippocampal dentate gyrus. The hippocampal dentate gyrus is a gray matter structure surrounded by white matter struc...

Register or Sign In to see full answer