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SUBMITTER: Arpa D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653937 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arpa Donatella D Parisi Elisabetta E Ghigi Giulia G Savini Alessandro A Colangione Sarah Pia SP Tontini Luca L Pieri Martina M Foca Flavia F Polico Rolando R Tesei Anna A Sarnelli Anna A Romeo Antonino A
Scientific reports 20201109 1
Although there is still no standard treatment for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (rGBM), re-irradiation could be a therapeutic option. We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of re-irradiation using helical TomoTherapy (HT) with a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique in patients with rGBM. 24 patients with rGBM underwent HT-SIB. A total dose of 20 Gy was prescribed to the Flair (fluid-attenuated inversion recovery) planning tumor volume (PTV) and 25 Gy to the PTV-boost ( ...[more]