Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology (Jun 2024)
The existence of cranial bone flap displacement during brain radiotherapy
- Nikolina E. Birimac,
- Yves C.P. Willems,
- Catharina M.L. Zegers,
- Femke Vaassen,
- David Hofstede,
- Inge Compter,
- Jaap Jaspers,
- Alejandra Méndez Romero,
- Martinus P.G. Broen,
- Ans Swinnen,
- Olaf E.M.G. Schijns,
- Mirko Unipan,
- Ruud M. Houben,
- Wouter van Elmpt,
- Daniëlle B.P. Eekers
Affiliations
- Nikolina E. Birimac
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.
- Yves C.P. Willems
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Catharina M.L. Zegers
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Femke Vaassen
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- David Hofstede
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Inge Compter
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Jaap Jaspers
- Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Centre, the Netherlands
- Alejandra Méndez Romero
- Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Martinus P.G. Broen
- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Ans Swinnen
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Olaf E.M.G. Schijns
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Academic Center for Epileptology, Maastricht University Medical Centre and Kempenhaeghe, Maastricht, the Netherlands; School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), University Maastricht (UM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Mirko Unipan
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Ruud M. Houben
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Wouter van Elmpt
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Daniëlle B.P. Eekers
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 30
p. 100250
Abstract
Summary: 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.
