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- Title
Physics strategies for sparing neural stem cells during whole-brain radiation treatments.
- Authors
Kirby, Neil; Chuang, Cynthia; Pouliot, Jean; Hwang, Andrew; Barani, Igor J
- Abstract
Currently, there are no successful long-term treatments or preventive strategies for radiation-induced cognitive impairments, and only a few possibilities have been suggested. One such approach involves reducing the dose to neural stem cell compartments (within and outside of the hippocampus) during whole-brain radiation treatments for brain metastases. This study investigates the fundamental physics issues associated with the sparing of neural stem cells during photon radiotherapy for brain metastases.
- Publication
Medical physics, 2011, Vol 38, Issue 10, p5338
- ISSN
0094-2405
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1118/1.3633946