M H Nguyen, S N Swensen, C M Colbert, A G Amin, P A Sponseller, D Melancon, S K Schaub, Y D Tseng, M H Blau, L M Halasz, J T Yang, R Rengan, C Bloch, M Mossa-Basha, C P Hofstetter, S S Lo
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S): The spine is the most common site of osseous metastases. In the non-operative setting, there is growing support for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) over conventional radiation therapy for improved pain relief and local control. Hybrid therapy consisting of separation surgery and post-operative SBRT is considered in patients with biomechanical instability and epidural cord compression. Surgery traditionally requires titanium (Ti) implants, which introduce artifacts on post-operative imaging in addition to increased uncertainty and beam attenuation...
October 1, 2023: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics