LINAC based stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases: guidance for clinical implementation

D Hartgerink, A Swinnen, D Roberge, A Nichol… - Acta …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a promising treatment option for patients with
multiple brain metastases (BM). Recent technical advances have made LINAC based SRS a …

Stereotactic radiosurgery alone for multiple brain metastases? A review of clinical and technical issues

A Sahgal, M Ruschin, L Ma, W Verbakel… - Neuro …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Over the past three decades several randomized trials have enabled evidence-based
practice for patients presenting with limited brain metastases. These trials have focused on …

AAPM Task Group 198 Report: An implementation guide for TG 142 quality assurance of medical accelerators

J Hanley, S Dresser, W Simon, R Flynn… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The charges on this task group (TG) were as follows:(a) provide specific procedural
guidelines for performing the tests recommended in TG 142;(b) provide estimate of the …

Single-isocenter multiple-target stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases: dosimetric evaluation of two automated treatment planning systems

GH Raza, L Capone, P Tini, M Giraffa, P Gentile… - Radiation …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Automated treatment planning systems are available for linear accelerator (linac)-
based single-isocenter multi-target (SIMT) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) of brain …

Distance to isocenter is not associated with an increased risk for local failure in LINAC-based single-isocenter SRS or SRT for multiple brain metastases

J Kraft, JE van Timmeren, M Mayinger, S Frei… - Radiotherapy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the impact of the distance between treatment isocenter and brain
metastases on local failure in patients treated with a frameless linear-accelerator-based …

[HTML][HTML] Target coverage and dose criteria based evaluation of the first clinical 1.5 T MR-linac SBRT treatments of lymph node oligometastases compared with …

D Winkel, GH Bol, AM Werensteijn-Honingh… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Patients were treated at our institute for single and multiple lymph
node oligometastases on the 1.5 T MR-linac since August 2018. The superior soft-tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Single-isocenter multitarget stereotactic radiosurgery is safe and effective in the treatment of multiple brain metastases

JD Palmer, NT Sebastian, J Chu, D DiCostanzo… - Advances in Radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Multiple studies have reported favorable outcomes for stereotactic radiosurgery
(SRS) in the treatment of limited brain metastases. An obstacle of SRS in the management of …

Dosimetric effect of rotational setup errors in stereotactic radiosurgery with HyperArc for single and multiple brain metastases

T Sagawa, S Ohira, Y Ueda, Y Akino… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with single‐isocentric treatments for brain
metastases, rotational setup errors may cause considerable dosimetric effects. We assessed …

Dosimetric impact of rotational errors on the quality of VMAT‐SRS for multiple brain metastases: comparison between single‐and two‐isocenter treatment planning …

G Prentou, EP Pappas, A Logothetis… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In the absence of a 6D couch and/or assuming considerable intrafractional patient
motion, rotational errors could affect target coverage and OAR‐sparing especially in multiple …

End to end comparison of surface‐guided imaging versus stereoscopic X‐rays for the SRS treatment of multiple metastases with a single isocenter using 3D …

V Bry, D Saenz, E Pappas, G Kalaitzakis… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Two end‐to‐end tests evaluate the accuracy of a surface‐guided radiation
therapy (SGRT) system (CRAD Catalyst HD) for position verification in comparison to a …