Popp, Ilinca; Rau, Alexander; Kellner, Elias; Reisert, Marco; Fennell, Jamina; Rothe, Thomas; Nieder, Carsten; Urbach, Horst; Egger, Karl; Grosu, Anca L.; Kaller, Christoph P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-19)
Background and Purpose: With improved life expectancy, preventing neurocognitive decline after cerebral radiotherapy is gaining more importance. Hippocampal damage has been considered the main culprit for cognitive deficits following conventional whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). Here, we aimed to determine to which extent hippocampus-avoidance WBRT (HA-WBRT) can prevent hippocampal atrophy ...