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Case Reports
. 2001 Jul;74(883):638-41.
doi: 10.1259/bjr.74.883.740638.

Radiotherapy for a solitary brain metastasis during pregnancy: a method for reducing fetal dose

N Magné  1 , S Marcié, J P Pignol, F Casagrande, J L Lagrange
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Radiotherapy for a solitary brain metastasis during pregnancy: a method for reducing fetal dose

N Magné et al. Br J Radiol. 2001 Jul.

Abstract

A patient presented during the second half of pregnancy with a solitary brain metastasis from lung cancer. This case shows that, using a new patient position, it is possible to shield the fetus efficiently. This new method consisted of whole brain irradiation with parallel pair treatment by lateral fields with the patient in a supine position with maximal neck extension. The dose to the fetus has been considerably reduced (0.3 cGy total dose) compared with previous techniques. The prescribed tumour dose was 30 Gy.

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