Abstract:INTRODUCTION: Brain metastases occur in 10 to 40% of cancer patients. In an effort to avoid the neurocognitive toxicities of whole brain radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has become the preferred treatment option for most brain metastases. Many cancer patients will require several rounds of SRS during the course of their disease. Frame-based radiosurgery causes physical discomfort with each treatment session. We present our experience with frameless Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) and compare … Show more
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