Brain Tumours

survival 2 – 3 brain metastases

p=0.978

100

80

60

40

WBRT + SRS

20 Survival (%)

WBRT alone

0

0

6

12

18

24

Time (months)

Radiosurgery for oligometastases in the brain WBRT whole brain radiotherapy SRS stereotactic radiosurgery

RTOG 9508 Andrews et al 2004, Lancet; 363: 1665–72