Clinical resource
Brain metastases palliative EBRT whole brain (eviQ ID 1251)
eviQ, Cancer Institute NSW
DoseLab summary
Endorsed eviQ protocol for palliative whole-brain radiotherapy, 30 Gy in 10 fractions or 20 Gy in 5 fractions with 2D or 3D conformal fields. Its organ table lists the lens and parotids. DoseLab's whole brain table reproduces those two rows.
Why this is useful
A short, practical palliative whole-brain protocol: schedules, setup, target and the two organs it names.
Reference details
- Title
- Brain metastases palliative EBRT whole brain (eviQ ID 1251)
- Authors / organization
- eviQ, Cancer Institute NSW
- Publication / protocol
- eviQ Radiation Oncology protocol 1251
- Version
- v.5 — last reviewed 21 August 2025; review due 31 December 2029
- Year
- 2025
- DOI
- Pending verification
- Disease sites
- CNS / Brain
- Topics
- Whole brain, Brain metastases, Palliative, Dose Constraints, Protocols
- Fractionation context
- 30 Gy / 10 fx or 20 Gy / 5 fx
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- 2026-09-25