C Satragno, M Barboro, A Alparone, G Fiorella, M Turazzi, S Campora, S E Cena, A Coco, D Esposito, A Ferrero, A Ginulla, S Mastrogiovanni, F Piciche, C Scaffidi, C Tominai, F Cavagnetto, D Zefiro, F Giannelli, S Barra, L Belgioia
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S): This study aims to develop an atlas-based method for segmentation of the scalp in pediatric patients that received brain radiotherapy. The study focuses on the development of a model that utilizes CT scans of pediatric medulloblastoma (MB) patients who underwent craniospinal-irradiation (CSI) and a boost in the posterior cranial fossa (PCF). MATERIALS/METHODS: A team of experts created the Alopecia_Hope (A_H) contouring protocol on the CT scan using the 2018 EPTN consensus-based atlas and by defining for the manual adjustments the anatomic bone landmarks to differentiate between the scalp and the facial and neck skin...
October 1, 2023: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics