October 7, 2009 — Patients with brain metastases who were treated with whole-brain radiation therapy in addition to stereotactic radiosurgery were found to be at greater risk for cognitive decline, ...

Proton therapy and image-guided precision have improved outcomes for primary brain tumor patients by minimizing toxicity and enhancing targeting accuracy. Multidisciplinary collaboration, involving ...

The field of radiation oncology has advanced in brain cancer treatment with precise therapeutic approaches including proton and carbon therapy. The field of radiation oncology in relation to brain ...

Researchers from Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute have found that using a form of radiation therapy that targets individual tumors rather than whole brain radiation is more optimal for patients ...

Preoperative stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) was just as safe as postoperative SRT for patients with resectable brain metastases. More patients treated with preoperative SRT completed both radiation ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whole brain radiotherapy saves lives by treating cancer that has spread to the brain, but it also causes long-standing brain damage. Many patients who go through whole brain ...

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Center has debuted a new first-in-market brachytherapy brain ...

Brain radiotherapy combined with ICIs improved overall survival and intracranial local control in SCLC patients with brain metastases. WBRT with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) showed better ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

Radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI) is a serious and often delayed complication of cranial radiotherapy, which remains a cornerstone in the treatment of brain tumors such as gliomas, metastases, and ...