Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of Brain Metastases
- 25 March 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 362 (12), 1119-1127
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmct0806951
Abstract
A 50-year-old man with a history of lung cancer presents with headaches and right-arm numbness; he is found to have a single brain metastasis. Stereotactic radiosurgery is recommended as part of his care. Stereotactic radiosurgery uses multiple narrowly focused beams of radiation to treat one or a few focal lesions while minimizing effects on the surrounding tissue.Keywords
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