Impact of radiotherapy dosimetric parameters on neurocognitive function in brain tumor patients

Rupesh Kotecha^{1

2}, Matthew D Hall^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida.
² Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.

Editorial

Rupesh Kotecha et al. Neuro Oncol. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 26;22(11):1559-1561.

doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa208.

Rupesh Kotecha^{1

2}, Matthew D Hall^{1

2}

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida.
² Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.

No abstract available

Keywords: radiation; dosimetry; hippocampus; memory; neurocognition; temporal lobe.

Comment on

Hippocampal radiotherapy dose constraints for predicting long-term neurocognitive outcomes: mature data from a prospective trial in young patients with brain tumors.
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