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What size cut-off do you suggest for the safe administration of SRS in the setting of brain metastases?

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Radiation Oncology · St. Francis Radiation Oncology

The likelihood of radiation necrosis or acute treatment related imaging change does seem to increase with larger lesion size. I get worried once the target approaches 3 cm in diameter but have treated selected patients beyond that out to 4 cm using 15 - 16 Gy. We have an ongoing trial of dose select...

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