Practical Considerations for the Treatment of an Adrenal Metastasis With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

James B Yu; David J Grew; Erin Sculley; Kathryn E Hitchcock; Minsun Kim; Simon S Lo

doi:10.1016/j.prro.2024.02.003

Practical Considerations for the Treatment of an Adrenal Metastasis With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Jul-Aug;14(4):338-342. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2024.02.003. Epub 2024 Mar 16.

Authors

James B Yu¹, David J Grew², Erin Sculley², Kathryn E Hitchcock³, Minsun Kim⁴, Simon S Lo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Radiation Oncology, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut. Electronic address: james.yu@trinityhealthofne.org.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 38493984
DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2024.02.003

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to summarize 3 methods for treating adrenal metastases with stereotactic body radiation therapy. This article is not meant to provide consensus guidelines but rather to present 4 practical examples of treatment techniques using different treatment platforms from 3 institutions.

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / secondary
Humans
Radiosurgery* / methods