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Can combined whole brain radiation therapy and radiosurgery improve the treatment of single brain metastases?

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boxed-textAndrews DW et al . (2004) Whole brain radiation therapy with or without stereotactic radiosurgery boost for patients with one to three brain metastases: phase III results of the RTOG 9508 randomised trial. Lancet 363: 1665–1672

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