Timing matters: diurnal spine length variation in pediatric patients during radiotherapy
We found a small but significant reduction in spine length (vertebrae T11 to L4) over the course of day in pediatric patients undergoing radiotherapy, measured on CBCT imaging. Spine length reduction did not correlate with CBCT time intervals. However, our results indicate that diurnal spine length reduction could induce a setup error during treatment, and therefore should be considered in pediatric radiotherapy.
Authors
- А. А. Логинова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6609-6071)
- Arjan Bel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-6220)
- Karin M. Meijer
- Brian V. Balgobind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0326-7345)
- Irma W.E.M. van Dijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2330-8086)
- N. Van Wieringen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-8771)
- Tamara J. Schonk
Institutions
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology (RU)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-024-02548-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22