Dose Escalation Trial of Neoadjuvant Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumors

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Radiosurgery is a non-surgical radiation therapy that can deliver targeted radiation to small brain tumors. Radiosurgery is considered to be part of standard of care. Typically for standard of care, radiosurgery is given after a patient has healed from neurosurgery, in an attempt to destroy any canc...

Radiosurgery is a non-surgical radiation therapy that can deliver targeted radiation to small brain tumors. Radiosurgery is considered to be part of standard of care. Typically for standard of care, radiosurgery is given after a patient has healed from neurosurgery, in an attempt to destroy any cancer cells that may be left after surgery. Patients who agree to participate in this research study will receive radiosurgery before their neurosurgery. The timing of radiosurgery (pre-operatively) and the dosing to determine the safest dose is considered experimental. By giving radiation the typical way, after surgery, a larger area of the brain must be covered, which means healthy brain tissue also receives radiation, whereas radiation before surgery will specifically target the tumor.

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