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 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 F, 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]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Gaspar LE, Gutin PH, Rogers L, Schneider JF, Larson D, Bloomer WD, Buckley JA, Lewin AA, Loeffler JS, Malcolm AW, Mendenhall WM, Schupak KD, Simpson JR, Wharam MD Jr, Dillon WP, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases Work Group. Pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 7 p. [32 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

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