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Radiation Therapy in Brain Metastasis of Solid Tumors: A Challenge for the Future

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Brain metastases are the most frequent brain tumors. The number of patients developing brain metastases increased significantly in the last decades. The goal of this book chapter is to discuss the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with brain metastases. New techniques permit the delivery of irradiation with a high precision on the tumor, sparing the normal brain tissue. Therefore, the tumor control increased significantly and the side effects are reduced.

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Grosu, AL., Bilger, A., Oehlke, O., Fennell, J.T., Nieder, C. (2018). Radiation Therapy in Brain Metastasis of Solid Tumors: A Challenge for the Future. In: Wenz, F. (eds) Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52619-5_12-1

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