'brain metastasis' 'brain tumor'
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention in this study concerns the treatment method of whole brain
radiotherapy
the treatment itself is the same whether patients participate in
the study or not. Patients are instructed to lie as still as possible on the
treatment table and not to move their head during the ra
Sponsors
Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - The therapy is aimed to be palliative and consists of whole brain radiation therapy, 5x4 Gy. - The patient is motivated and willing to be involved in radiotherapy without a mask. - According to the impression of the radiation oncologist, the patient is able to lie still during the treatment. - The patient is competent enough to understand the Dutch language to follow up instructions of the radiation technologist.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Suffering from trembling or shaking of the head, for example caused by Parkinson*s disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of success of the treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Intra-fractional movement: the total amount of movements of the head during a fraction, detected by a surface scanner . - Intra-fractional position: difference between the position at the start and the end of a fraction - MV-cine imaging: movement of the head during a fraction. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed