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GEC-ESTRO survey of 106Ru eye applicator practice for ocular melanoma – Physicist survey
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
UOC Physics for Life Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging, Oncologic Radiotherapy and Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Clinic of Radiotherapy (Radiooncology), University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
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2024 (English)In: Radiotherapy and Oncology, ISSN 0167-8140, E-ISSN 1879-0887, Vol. 193, article id 110114Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Aim: 106Ru eye plaque brachytherapy (BT, interventional radiotherapy) is an eye-preserving treatment for uveal melanoma performed in about 100 clinics worldwide. Despite this relatively low number, there is a considerable variation in clinical practice. In 2022, the BRAPHYQS and Head & Neck and Skin GEC-ESTRO working groups conducted a survey to map the current clinical practice. The survey consisted of a physicist and a physician part. This paper describes the physicist results. However, three physician questions with overlapping interest are included here as well. Materials and Methods: The survey questions pertained to commissioning and quality control (QC) of the plaques, treatment planning, radiobiological correction, as well as more general questions on practice improvement. The questions overlapping with the physician survey were related to dose prescription and margins. Results: Sixty-five physicist responses were included. A majority of the centres do not perform an independent measurement of the absorbed dose at reference depth, percentage depth dose (PDD) and off-axis data. A lack of calibration services and suitable equipment are the main reasons. About one third of the centres indicated that they do image based treatment planning. The use of margins and dose prescription showed a large variability, despite the availability of guidelines [1]. Many respondents expressed a strong wish for improvement in a wide range of aspects of clinical practice. Conclusion: The physics survey showed a wide variability regarding quality control of the 106Ru sources and treatment planning practice. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.

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Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 193, article id 110114
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Brachytherapy, Eye plaque, Ocular melanoma, Humans, Melanoma, Radiotherapy Dosage, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted, Surveys and Questionnaires, ruthenium 106, Article, calibration, cancer radiotherapy, clinical practice, dosimetry, eye melanoma, health survey, human, medical physicist, physician, practice guideline, prescribing practice, prescription, quality control, radiation measurement, radiobiology, radioisotope therapy, surgical margin, total quality management, treatment planning, procedures, questionnaire
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-211868DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110114ISI: 001184433200001PubMedID: 38309583Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85184860365OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-211868DiVA, id: diva2:1940863
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