Linear energy transfer-inclusive brainstem necrosis risk models applied to an independent paediatric proton therapy cohort

Acta Oncol. 2023 Nov;62(11):1536-1540. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2023.2254476. Epub 2023 Sep 7.

Authors

Andreas H Handeland^{1

2

3}, Peter Mt Lægdsmand^{3

4}, Laura Toussaint^{3

4}, Camilla H Stokkevåg^{1

2}, Yasmin A Lassen-Ramshad³, Rasmus Klitgaard^{3

4}, Helge Henjum², Kristian S Ytre-Hauge², Daniel J Indelicato⁵, Johannes Tjelta^{1

2}, Erlend Lyngholm², Ludvig P Muren^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
² Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
³ Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

PMID: 37676670
DOI: 10.1080/0284186X.2023.2254476

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brain Stem
Child
Humans
Linear Energy Transfer
Necrosis
Proton Therapy*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Relative Biological Effectiveness