Table 1 Summary of tumor characteristics and treatment parameters
From: Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: analysis of outcome and risk of brain radionecrosis
Parameter | No(%) |
|---|---|
number of patients | 206 |
median age | 62 |
sex (F/M) | 99/107 |
no of lesions per patient | Â |
1 lesion | 126 (61%) |
2 lesions | 56 (27%) |
3 lesions | 24 (12%) |
histology | Â |
lung | 106 (51%) |
breast | 38 (18%) |
melanoma | 34 (17%) |
others | 28 (14%) |
tumor location | Â |
frontal | 68 (22%) |
parietal | 78 (25%) |
temporal | 62 (20%) |
cerebellar | 43 (14%) |
occipital | 45 (15%) |
brainstem | 14 (4%) |
radiosurgical dose (Gy) | Â |
20 | 118 (38%) |
18 | 120 39%) |
15-16 | 72 (23%) |
treated volume (cm 3 ) | Â |
median | 1.88 |
range | 0.03-18.1 |
treated volume (cm 3 ) | Â |
median | 2.81 |
range | 0.2-23.7 |