2015
Equivalent whole brain dose for patients undergoing gamma knife for multiple lesions.
Jairam V, Chiang VL, Bond J, Yu JB. Equivalent whole brain dose for patients undergoing gamma knife for multiple lesions. Journal Of Radiosurgery And SBRT 2015, 3: 187-191. PMID: 29296401, PMCID: PMC5746333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain doseTotal tumor volumeMultiple lesionsTumor volumeBrain doseMedian total tumor volumeCumulative tumor volumeWhole brain dosesWhole brain radiotherapyTreatment of patientsBrain metastasesBrain radiotherapyIndividualized treatment planningTumor numberBrain dosesInstitutional databaseTumor locationMedian numberRadiosurgical treatmentPatientsRepresentative patientsLesionsEntire brainVital structuresGamma Knife
2010
Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey.
Knisely JP, Yamamoto M, Gross CP, Castrucci WA, Jokura H, Chiang VL. Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2010, 113 Suppl: 84-9. PMID: 21121790, DOI: 10.3171/2010.8.gks10999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky Performance Scale scoreBrain metastasesPerformance Scale scoreStereotactic radiosurgeryClinical factorsScale scoreUse of SRSMore brain metastasesOligometastatic brain metastasesInternational Stereotactic Radiosurgery SocietySystemic disease controlFinal study sampleCharacteristics of physiciansMetastasis locationPatient characteristicsInitial treatmentPhysician characteristicsUnivariate analysisMedian numberClinician's approachMetastasisSRS outcomesSan FranciscoMultivariate analysisDisease control