The existence of cranial bone flap displacement during brain radiotherapy.

Authors :: Birimac NE
Willems YCP
Zegers CML
Vaassen F
Hofstede D
Compter I
Jaspers J
Romero AM
Broen MPG
Swinnen A
Schijns OEMG
Unipan M
Houben RM
van Elmpt W
Eekers DBP
Source :: Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology [Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol] 2024 Apr 14; Vol. 30, pp. 100250. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 14 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: This retrospective study examined bone flap displacement during radiotherapy in 25 post-operative brain tumour patients. Though never exceeding 2.5 mm, the sheer frequency of displacement highlights the need for future research on larger populations to validate its presence and assess the potential clinical impact on planning tumour volume margins.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. This publication is part of the project “Making radiotherapy sustainable” with project number 10070012010002 of the Highly Specialised Care & Research programme (TZO programme) which is (partly) financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw).<br /> (© 2024 The Authors.)