National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases.

Guideline Title

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases.

 

 

Bibliographic Source(s)

Gaspar LE, Videtic GMM, Gore EM, Bradley JD, Germano I, Ghafoori P, Henderson MA, Lutz ST, McDermott MW, Patchell RA, Patel SH, Robins HI, Vassil AD, Wippold FJ II, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2011. 6 p. [36 references]

 

 

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.
This guideline updates a previous version: Gaspar LE, Videtic GM, Aref AM, Germano I, Goldsmith BJ, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, McDermott MW, McDonald MW, Patchell RA, Robbins HI, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Wolfson AH, Wippold FJ II, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 7 p. [31 references]
The appropriateness criteria are reviewed biennially and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.