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. 2017 Jun 24;12:106. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0840-x
PUBMED (5066): (Surg*[Tw] OR resect*[Tw] OR operation*[Tw] OR operativ*[Tw] OR "Surgical Procedures, Operative"[MeSH Terms] OR "Neurosurgical Procedures"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "Neurosurgery"[Mesh] OR "Craniotomy"[Mesh] OR "Neurosurgery"[Mesh] OR "Brain/surgery"[Mesh] OR craniotom*[tw] OR neurosurg*[tw]) AND
(Radiotherap*[Tw] OR Radiosurg*[Tw] OR LINAC[Tw] OR linear accelerator[Tw] OR (Gamma Knife[Tw]) OR Cyberknife[Tw] OR "x knife"[Tw] OR stereotactic*[Tw] OR fraction*[Tw] OR irradiat*[Tw] OR radiat* OR WBRT[Tw] OR SRS[Tw] OR SFRT[Tw] OR Radiotherapy[MeSH Terms] OR Dose fractionation[MeSH Terms] OR Cranial Irradiation[MeSH Terms] OR Radiosurgery[MeSH Terms]) AND ((Brain[Tw] OR "Brain"[MeSH Terms] OR Cerebr*[Tw] OR "Cerebrum"[MeSH Terms] OR Cerebell*[Tw] OR Intracranial[Tw]) AND (Metasta*[Tw] OR Neoplasm Metastasis[MeSH Terms])) Filters: English
Embase (4659): (surg* OR resect* OR operation* OR operativ* OR craniotom* OR neurosurg* OR ‘neurosurgery’/exp OR ‘neurosurgery’ OR ‘brain surgery’/exp OR ‘brain surgery’ OR ‘craniotomy’/exp OR ‘craniotomy’) AND (radiotherp* OR radiosurg* OR linac OR ‘gamma knife’/exp OR ‘gamma knife’ OR ‘cyberknife’/exp OR cyberknife OR ‘x knife’ OR stereotactic OR irradiati* OR radiat* OR wbrt OR srs OR SFRT OR ‘radiotherapy’/exp OR ‘radiotherapy’ OR ‘gamma knife radiosurgery’/exp OR ‘gamma knife radiosurgery’ OR ‘brain radiation’/exp OR ‘brain radiation’ OR fraction* OR ‘radiation dose’/exp OR ‘linear accelerator’/exp OR ‘linear accelerator’ OR ‘stereotactic radiosurgery’/exp OR ‘stereotactic radiosurgery’ OR ‘stereotactic body radiation therapy’/exp OR ‘stereotactic body radiation therapy’) AND ((brain OR cerebr* OR cerebell* OR intracranial OR ‘cerebellum’/exp OR ‘cerebellum’ OR ‘brain’/exp OR ‘brain’ OR ‘brain tumor’/exp OR ‘brain tumor’) AND (metastas* OR ‘brain metastasis’/exp OR ‘brain metastasis’)) ([english]/lim) AND [embase]/lim NOT [medline]/lim
Cochrane (432):
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Neurosurgery] explode all trees
#2 MeSH descriptor: [Surgical Procedures, Operative] explode all trees
#3 MeSH descriptor: [Neurosurgical Procedures] this term only
#4 MeSH descriptor: [Craniotomy] explode all trees
#5 Surg* or resect* or operation* or operativ* or craniotom* or neurosurg
#6 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5
#7 MeSH descriptor: [Radiotherapy] explode all trees
#8 MeSH descriptor: [Dose Fractionation] explode all trees
#9 MeSH descriptor: [Cranial Irradiation] explode all trees
#10 MeSH descriptor: [Radiosurgery] explode all trees
#11 Radiotherap* or Radiosurg* or LINAC or "linear accelerator" or "Gamma Knife" or Cyberknife or "x knife" or stereotactic* or fraction* or irradiat* or radiat* or WBRT or SRS or SFRT
#12 #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11
#13 Brain or Cerebr* or Cerebell* or Intracranial
#14 MeSH descriptor: [Cerebrum] explode all trees
#15 MeSH descriptor: [Brain] explode all trees
#16 #13 or #14 or #15
#17 metasta*
#18 MeSH descriptor: [Neoplasm Metastasis] explode all trees
#19 #17 or #18
#20 #19 and #16
#21 #6 and #12 and #20