Would you consider simulating a patient with brain metastases in the prone position if they are unable to tolerate lying supine for SRS treatment?
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Would you consider simulating a patient with brain metastases in the prone position if they are unable to tolerate lying supine for treatment?
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Radiation Oncology · Renaissance Institute of Precision Oncology & Radiosurgery
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I have taken care of many sick and quite comorbid patients with brain metastases and have not yet run across the situation - mainly because someone with poor enough performance status that they cannot tolerate a supine positioning awake, or under anesthesia, is typically not an ideal radiosurgery ca...
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