Stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy of the resection cavity in patients with one to three brain metastases.

Objectives: The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) in patients with one to three brain metastases after surgical resection.

Methods And Materials: We performed a retrospective single-institutional study in patients undergoing SFRT of surgical cavity after resection of ≤3 brain metastases. 60 patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases treated with SFRT following resection were included.

Visualization of data in radiotherapy using web services for optimization of workflow.

Background: Every day a large amount of data is produced within a radiotherapy department. Although this data is available in one form or other within the centralised systems, it is often not in the form which is of interest to the departmental staff. This work presents a flexible browser based reporting and visualization system for clinical and scientific use, not currently found in commercially available software such as MOSAIQ(TM) or ARIA(TM).

Whole brain irradiation with hippocampal sparing and dose escalation on multiple brain metastases: a planning study on treatment concepts.

Purpose: To develop a new treatment planning strategy in patients with multiple brain metastases. The goal was to perform whole brain irradiation (WBI) with hippocampal sparing and dose escalation on multiple brain metastases. Two treatment concepts were investigated: simultaneously integrated boost (SIB) and WBI followed by stereotactic fractionated radiation therapy sequential concept (SC).

[Department and patient management in radiotherapy. The Freiburg model].

Background And Purpose: The activities in radiotherapy are mainly affected by numerous partly very complex operational procedures which have to be completed while high safety requirements have to be fulfilled. This fact and steadily increasing economic pressure are forcing us to develop new strategies which help us to optimize our operational procedures and assure their reliability. As there are not so many radiotherapeutic institutions and the main focus, up to now, was mainly stressed on the acceleration systems (radiation planning, acceleration control), only few industrial systems are available which could also support the economic, organizational and administrative needs of radiotherapy.