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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;8(1):CNS27.
doi: 10.2217/cns-2018-0016. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Shifting paradigms: whole brain radiation therapy versus stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases

Ashwin Shinde  1 , David Akhavan  1 , Mina Sedrak  2 , Scott Glaser  1 , Arya Amini  1
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Editorial

Shifting paradigms: whole brain radiation therapy versus stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases

Ashwin Shinde et al. CNS Oncol. 2019 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: brain metastases; fractionation; radiation therapy; radiosurgery; stereotactic; whole brain.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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