Acta oncologica
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This synthesis of the literature on radiotherapy for brain tumors, ie, cancer originating in the central nervous system (CNS), is based on 81 scientific articles, including 25 randomized studies, 13 prospective studies, and 25 retrospective studies. These studies involve 11,081 patients. A more comprehensive chapter on brain tumors may be ordered from SBU. ⋯ Life may be extended in this group, otherwise radiotherapy does not influence survival. Stereotactic radiotherapy of solitary, mainly spherical metastases in the brain is often superior to other known methods with respect to palliation and survival. The number of patients is, however, relatively small.