Title
Mask-based immobilization in Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Bush A.
Vallow L.
Herchko S.
Reimer R.
Ko S.
May B.
Trifiletti D.M.
Peterson J.
Mayo Clinic
Publisher(s)
Churchill Livingstone
Abstract
The Gamma Knife Icon (Elekta AB, Stockholm) is a cobalt-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) unit to support the use of a thermoplastic mask in lieu of a rigid frame, using an onboard cone-beam CT (CBCT) and an intrafraction motion management system (IFMM). We retrospectively reviewed 124 patients treated with Gamma Knife SRS from January 2018 to December 2019 at our institution using a mask-based immobilization system. Patient and treatment characteristics were collected and summarized as well as interfraction shifts and treatment-related outcomes. This dataset includes 124 patients with an associated 358 intracranial tumors. Twenty-four patients presented with primary brain tumors, which included 14 meningiomas and 10 other histologies, with 100 patients having brain metastases. Sixty tumors were post-operative, while 298 were intact. The median dose for primary tumors was 25 Gy in 5 fractions. Median doses to metastases were 20 Gy in 1 fraction, 27 Gy in 3 fractions, and 25 Gy in 5 fractions. Median interfraction CBCT shifts were submillimeter. Median patient follow-up was 6.28 months. 91% of patients with metastases maintained local control. Our early clinical experience has demonstrated limited toxicity profiles and high patient tolerance, which suggests that mask-based Gamma Knife SRS provides a safe alternative option for frameless SRS. Patients with large target volumes where fractionation is preferred or with small target volumes in non-eloquent areas can be considered for this approach. Response rates are encouraging, and continued follow-up is necessary to investigate long-term control and survival.
Start page
37
End page
42
Volume
83
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurociencias Cirugía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099010572
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
ISSN of the container
09675868
Sponsor(s)
This publication was made possible through the support of the Eveleigh Family Career Development Award for Cancer Research at Mayo Clinic in Florida .
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