What planning and dose constraints are you using for 5-fraction hypofractionated FRST for vestibular schwannoma?
Vestibulocochlear dose constraint? Trigeminal nerve? CI? GI? How high do you let the hot spot get? Patient has no serviceable hearing on the ipsilateral side. 1.1 cm VS.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
When using fractionated SRS (fSRT) of 25 Gy in 5 fractions for vestibular schwannomas, I use only 2 constraints: the brain stem and the cochlea, if the patient has serviceable hearing. In this case, the only OAR needed is the brain stem, 23 Gy <0.5 cc. I don't worry about the trigeminal nerve as ...
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Radiation Oncologist at Brooklyn VA Medical Center Agree. I think it is important to stress that the ...
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