Open AccessHippocampal sparing for brain tumor radiotherapy: A retrospective study comparing intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy
Author(s) -
Gülşen Pınar Soydemir,
Nazli Bilici,
Elif Eda Tiken,
Ayben Yentek Balkanay,
Ali Firat Sisman,
Didem Karaçetin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_32_19
Subject(s) - radiation therapy , medicine , nuclear medicine , medulloblastoma , radiology , pathology
Radiotherapy may have side effects on the brain, such as radiation necrosis, cognitive impairment, and a high chance of tumor recurrence, which has been considered the most common cause of treatment failure.