Öznur Şenkesen, Evrim Tezcanlı, Fadime Alkaya, Burçin İspir, Serap Çatlı, Abdullah Yeşil, Ebrar Bezirganoglu, Sezgi Turan, Canan Köksal, Gülay Güray, Emel Hacıislamoğlu, İsmail Faruk Durmuş, Şeyma Çavdar, Telat Aksu, Nurten Çolak, Esra Küçükmorkoç, Mustafa Doğan, Tülay Ercan, Fatih Karaköse, Vildan Alpan, Cemile Ceylan, Gökhan Poyraz, Nilgül Nalbant, Şeyda Kınay, Servet İpek, Namık Kayalılar, Hamza Tatlı, Mingyao Zhu
OBJECTIVE: 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. METHODS: Anonymized CT scans of adult and pediatric patients, alongside target volumes and organ-at-risk (OAR) structures, were shared with 25 local radiotherapy centers. They were tasked to develop optimal treatment plans delivering 36 Gy in 20 fractions with 95% PTV coverage, while minimizing OAR exposure...
April 16, 2024: Radiation Oncology