title: Is "routine" cranial irradiation in hemiplegic lung cancer patients with brain metastases justified?
authors.forename: Federico L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Ampil
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baluna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012189:Retrospective Studies