Onkologie. 2013:7(6):281-285

Stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery of primary brain tumors

Hana Doleželová¹, Petr Pospíšil¹, Pavel Šlampa¹, Irena Čoupková¹, Jan Garčič², Pavel Fadrus³, Tomáš Svoboda⁴, Iveta Selingerová⁵, Ivana Horová⁵

¹ Klinika radiační onkologie LF MU a MOÚ Brno

We analysed retrospectively our treatment of primary brain tumors using stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery.

Methods: Patients underwent CT and MR examinations. Target volume and technique were planned in BrainLab system. Patients were

irradiated on X knife. Radiosurgery was apllied with fixation using stereotactic frame. Stereotactic mask was used in cases of stereotactic

radiotherapy. Statistical processing was performed at Department of mathematics and statistics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk university Brno.

Results: 101 paients were included in our study. In the most of cases there were diagnosis of meningeoma and high-grade glioma.

Median follow up was 22,4 months. Median of dose of radiosurgery was 18 Gy. Patients, whose underwent stereotactic radiotherapy,

were median of doses 25 Gy. Treatment toxicity was low. Stable disease was recorded in 68 % of cases, partial remission achieved in 10 %

patients and one patient had the complete remission.

Conclusion: Results of our study are comparable with results other publicated studies. Stereotactic treatment irradiation has the important

role in the treatment of brain tumors.

Keywords: radiosurgery, stereotactic radiotherapy, brain tumors

Published: December 1, 2013  Show citation