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Whole-Brain Radiotherapy

Known as: WBRT, whole-brain radiation therapy 
A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread… 
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2015
2015
Factors affecting cosmesis after breast conserving surgery without oncoplastic techniques in an experienced comprehensive breast center.
2012
2012
Memantine for the Prevention of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients Receiving Whole-brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT): First Report of RTOG 0614, a Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Randomized Trial
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Reduction of overall treatment time in patients irradiated for more than three brain metastases.
2007
2007
Evaluation of 2 whole‐brain radiotherapy schedules and prognostic factors for brain metastases in breast cancer patients
The majority of breast cancer patients with brain metastases receive whole‐brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and have a survival of only… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Surgical resection of solitary brain metastasis from ovarian carcinoma: an analysis of 22 cases.
Review
2002
Review
2002
Diagnostic advances and new trends for the treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Radiotherapy for brain metastases: defining palliative response.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Role of radiosurgery in the management of central nervous system metastases
Abstract Radiosurgery is being used more routinely to treat patients with inoperable, recurrent, or multiple brain metastases… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Clinicopathological features, survival and prognostic factors of primary central nervous system lymphomas: trends in incidence of primary central nervous system lymphomas and primary malignant brain…
It has been claimed that Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas (PCNSL), a rare neoplasm accounting for only a small fraction… 
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