Neurológia pre prax 5/2016
Radiotherapy in brain metastases treatment
Brain metastases are ten times more common than primary brain tumors. Patients with brain metastases represent a large group indicated to radiation treatment. This article summarizes the most commonly used radiotherapy techniques, as well as side effects and the ways of their treatment.
Keywords: brain metastases, whole brain radiotherapy, radiosurgery, side effects
