Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Brain metastases from 152 lung cancer patients

Objective To assess the clinical efficacy and prognostic factors of Stereotactic Radiotherapy ( SRT) for patients with brain metastases ( BM) from lung cancer. Methods From March 1995 to July 2006, 152 consecutive patients with BM from lung cancer were treated by SRT, among them,59 patients received SRT alone, 40 patients received SRT plus whole brain radiotherapy ( SRT + WBRT) ,and 53 patients were salvaged by SRT after WBRT ( salvaged group)....