A Scalp Dose Threshold for Preventing Permanent Alopecia in Scalp-Avoidance Whole-Brain Irradiation With Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Medulloblastomas

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Jul 15;116(4):889-893. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.027. Epub 2023 Jan 26.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy.
² Pediatrics.
³ Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
⁴ Departments of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy. Electronic address: mizo@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 36708786
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.027

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MeSH terms

Alopecia / etiology
Alopecia / prevention & control
Brain
Cerebellar Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Child
Humans
Medulloblastoma* / radiotherapy
Organs at Risk
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated* / adverse effects
Scalp / radiation effects