Current practices of craniospinal irradiation techniques in Turkey: a comprehensive dosimetric analysis

• Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 49
• Main Authors: Şenkesen, Öznur, Tezcanlı, Evrim, Alkaya, Fadime, İspir, Burçin, Çatlı, Serap, Yeşil, Abdullah, Bezirganoglu, Ebrar, Turan, Sezgi, Köksal, Canan, Güray, Gülay, Hacıislamoğlu, Emel, Durmuş, İsmail Faruk, Çavdar, Şeyma, Aksu, Telat, Çolak, Nurten, Küçükmorkoç, Esra, Doğan, Mustafa, Ercan, Tülay, Karaköse, Fatih, Alpan, Vildan, Ceylan, Cemile, Poyraz, Gökhan, Nalbant, Nilgül, Kınay, Şeyda, İpek, Servet, Kayalılar, Namık, Tatlı, Hamza, Zhu, Mingyao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Care and treatment; Child; Children; Craniospinal irradiation; Craniospinal Irradiation - methods; Diagnosis; Health aspects; Humans; Intensity-modulated radiation therapy; Medulloblastoma; Patient outcomes; Proton beam radiotherapy; Proton therapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Radiotherapy, Conformal - methods; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods; Secondary cancer risk; Tomotherapy; Turkey; Volumetric modulated arc therapy; Turkey; United States; Intensity-modulated radiation therapy; Craniospinal irradiation; Proton therapy; Tomotherapy; Secondary cancer risk; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

This study evaluates various craniospinal irradiation (CSI) techniques used in Turkish centers to understand their advantages, disadvantages and overall effectiveness, with a focus on enhancing dose distribution. Anonymized CT scans of adult and pediatric patients, alongside target volumes and organ...