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Wang J, Dong T, Meng X, Li W, Li N, Wang Y, Yang B, Qiu J. Application and dosimetric comparison of surface-guided deep inspiration breath-hold for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy. Med Dosim 2024:S0958-3947(24)00027-X. [PMID: 38910070 DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2024.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Respiratory motion management is the crucial challenge for safe and effective application of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). The present study implemented lung SBRT treatment in voluntary deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) with surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) system and evaluated the geometric and dosimetric benefits of DIBH to organs-at-risk (OARs), aiming to advising the choice between DIBH technology and conventional free breathing 4 dimensions (FB-4D) technology. Five patients of lung SBRT treated in DIBH with SGRT at our institution were retrospectively analyzed. CT scans were acquired in DIBH and FB-4D, treatment plans were generated for both respiratory phases. The geometric and dosimetry of tumor, ipsilateral lung, double lungs and heart were compared between the DIBH and FB-4D treatment plans. In terms of target coverage, utilizing DIBH significantly reduced the mean plan target volume (PTV) by 21.9% (p = 0.09) compared to FB-4D, the conformity index (CI) of DIBH and FB-4D were comparable, but the dose gradient index (DGI) of DIBH was higher. With DIBH expanding lung, the volumes of ipsilateral lung and double lungs were 2535.1 ± 403.0cm3 and 4864.3 ± 900.2cm3, separately, 62.2% (p = 0.009) and 73.1% (p = 0.009) more than volumes of ipsilateral lung (1460.03 ± 146.60cm3) and double lungs (2811.25 ± 603.64cm3) in FB-4D. The heart volume in DIBH was 700.0 ± 146.1cm3, 11.6% (p = 0.021) less than that in FB-4D. As for OARs protection, the mean dose, percent of volume receiving > 20Gy (V20) and percent of volume receiving > 5Gy (V5) of ipsilateral lung in DIBH were significantly lower by 33.2% (p = 0.020), 44.0% (p = 0.022) and 24.5% (p = 0.037) on average, separately. Double lungs also showed significant decrease by 31.1% (p = 0.019), 45.5% (p = 0.024) and 20.9% (p = 0.048) on average for mean dose, V20 and V5 in DIBH. Different from the lung, the mean dose and V5 of heart showed no consistency between DIBH and FB-4D, but lower maximum dose of heart was achieved in DIBH for all patients in this study. Appling lung SBRT in DIBH with SGRT was feasibly performed with high patient compliance. DIBH brought significant dosimetric benefits to lung, however, it caused more or less irradiated heart dose that depend on the patients' individual differences which were unpredictable.
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- Jiaxin Wang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Ichikawa H, Kato T, Kondo H, Shimada H, Shibutani T, Onoguchi M. Efficacy of a Novel Respiratory Motion Reduction Block in Reducing Motion Artifact on Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography. Cureus 2024; 16:e60656. [PMID: 38899261 PMCID: PMC11186179 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Motion artifacts caused by heart motion during myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can compromise image quality and diagnostic accuracy. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the novel respiratory motion reduction block (RRB) device in reducing motion artifacts by compressing the hypochondrium and improving SPECT image quality. METHODS In total, 91 patients who underwent myocardial perfusion SPECT with 99mTc-sestamibi were retrospectively analyzed. Patients (n = 28) who underwent SPECT without the RRB were included in the control group, and those (n = 63) who underwent SPECT with the RRB were in the RRB group. The distance of heart motion during dynamic acquisition was measured, and projection data were assessed for patient motion and motion artifacts. Patient motion was classified into various levels, and motion artifacts on SPECT images were visually examined. RESULTS The distances of heart motion without and with the RRB were 15.4 ± 5.3 and 7.5 ± 2.3, respectively. Compared with the control group, the RRB group had a lower frequency of heart motion based on the projection data, particularly in terms of creep and shift motion. The RRB group had a significantly lower incidence of motion artifacts on SPECT images than the control group. CONCLUSIONS The RRB substantially reduced specific types of motion, such as shift and creep, and had a low influence on bounce motion. However, it could effectively suppress respiratory-induced heart motion and reduce motion artifacts on myocardial perfusion SPECT, thereby emphasizing its potential for improving image quality.
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- Hajime Ichikawa
- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, JPN
- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JPN
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, JPN
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, JPN
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, JPN
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- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JPN
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- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JPN
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Wu HG, Zhang GW, Liu JF, Yang JG, Su XH. Correlation between maximum heart distance and thoracic diameter changes and diaphragmatic descent in left-sided breast cancer patients during deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH). Radiol Oncol 2023; 57:530-537. [PMID: 38038420 PMCID: PMC10690744 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2023-0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardioprotection is valued in radiotherapy for patients with left-sided breast cancer. Deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) technique can achieve cardioprotection well. However, during DIBH, the extent to which the heart enters the radiation field is affected by the movement of the thorax and diaphragm. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between the maximum distance of the heart entering the field (maximum heart distance, MHD) and thoracic diameter changes and diaphragmatic descent in left-sided breast cancer patients during DIBH. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety-eight patients with left-sided breast cancer were included in this retrospective study. They performed simulation in Sentinel-guided DIBH, and two sets of CT images were collected under both free breathing (FB) and DIBH, and diaphragm positions, anteroposterior thoracic diameter (ATD), transverse thoracic diameter (TTD), gating window level (GWL), and MHD were measured, and the change (Δ) of each parameter in DIBH relative to that in FB were calculated. Pearson or Spearman test were used to analyze the correlation between ΔMHD and the changes in other parameters. RESULTS For all patients with DIBH, the average of ΔMHD was -8.3 mm, and the average of ΔATD and ΔTTD were 11.0 and 8.6 mm, and the median of both left diaphragmatic descent (LDD) and right diaphragmatic descent (RDD) were 35.0 mm, and the median of GWL was 11.1 mm. The correlation coefficients between MHD decrease (ΔMHD) and LDD, RDD, and ΔTTD were -0.430 (p = 0.000), -0.592 (p = 0.000) and 0.208 (p = 0.040), respectively, but not significantly correlated with ΔATD or GWL. CONCLUSIONS The MHD decrease showed a moderate correlation with diaphragmatic descent In Sentinel-guided DIBH for patients with left-sided breast cancer, while there was a weak or no correlation with thoracic diameter changes or GWL. Abdominal breathing can lower diaphragm more and may be more beneficial to the heart stay away from tangential field.
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- He-Gou Wu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Zeng C, Fan Q, Li X, Song Y, Kuo L, Aristophanous M, Cervino LI, Hong L, Powell S, Li G. A Potential Pitfall and Clinical Solutions in Surface-Guided Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Radiation Therapy for Left-Sided Breast Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol 2023; 8:101276. [PMID: 38047221 PMCID: PMC10692299 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2023.101276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Purpose Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is an effective technique to spare the heart in treating left-sided breast cancer. Surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) is increasingly applied in DIBH setup and motion monitoring. Patient-specific breathing behavior, either thoracically driven or abdominally driven (A-DIBH), should be unaltered, online identified, and monitored accordingly to ensure reproducible heart-sparing treatment. Methods and Materials Sixty patients with left-sided breast cancer treated with SGRT were analyzed: 20 A-DIBH patients with vertical chest elevation (VCE ≤ 5 mm) were prospectively identified, and 40 control patients were retrospectively and randomly selected for comparison. At simulation, both free-breathing (FB) and DIBH computed tomography (CT) were acquired, guided by a motion surrogate placed around the xiphoid process. For SGRT treatment setups, the region of interest (ROI) was defined on the CT chest surface, and the surrogate-based setup was a backup. For all 60 patients, the VCE was measured as the average of the FB-to-DIBH elevations at the breast and xiphoid process, together with abdominal elevation. In the 40-patient control group, A-DIBH patients (VCE ≤ 5 mm) were identified. Of the 20 A-DIBH patients, 10 were treated with volumetric modulated arc therapy plans, and 10 patients were treated with tangent plans. Clinical DIBH plans were recalculated on FB CT to compare maximum dose (DMax), 5% of the maximum dose (D5%), mean dose (DMean), and V30Gy, V20Gy, and V5Gy of the heart and lungs and their significance. Results In the 20 A-DIBH patients, VCE = 3 ± 2 mm, surrogate motion (9 ± 6 mm), and abdomen motion of 14 ± 5 mm are found. Heart dose reduction from FB to DIBH is significant (P < .01): ∆DMax = -8.4 ± 9.8 Gy, ∆D5% = -2.4 ± 4.4 Gy, and ∆DMean = -0.6 ± 0.9 Gy. Six out of 40 control patients (15%) are found to have VCE ≤ 5 mm. Conclusions A-DIBH (VCE ≤ 5 mm) patient population is significant (15%), and they should be identified in the SGRT workflow and monitored accordingly. A new abdominal ROI or an abdominal surrogate should be used instead of the conventional chest-only ROI. Patient-specific DIBH should be preserved for higher reproducibility to ensure heart sparing.
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- Chuan Zeng
- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Nguyen D, Reinoso R, Farah J, Yossi S, Lorchel F, Passerat V, Louet E, Pouchard I, Khodri M, Barbet N. Reproducibility of surface-based deep inspiration breath-hold technique for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy on a closed-bore gantry linac. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 2023; 26:100448. [PMID: 37252251 PMCID: PMC10213090 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2023.100448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Background and purpose Tumor motion and delivery efficiency are two main challenges of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). The present work implemented the deep inspiration breath hold technique (DIBH) with surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) on closed-bore linacs and investigated the correlation between SGRT data and internal target position. Materials and methods Thirteen lung SBRT patients treated in DIBH using a closed-bore gantry linac and a ring-mounted SGRT system were retrospectively analysed. Visual coaching was used to achieve DIBH with a ± 1 mm threshold window in the anterior-posterior direction. Three kV-CBCTs were added to the treatment workflow and examined offline to verify intra-fraction tumor position. Surface-based DIBH was analysed using SGRT treatment reports and an in-house python script. Data from 73 treatment sessions and 175 kV-CBCTs were studied. Correlations between target and surface positions were studied with Linear Mixed Models. Results Median intra-fraction tumor motion was 0.8 mm (range: 0.7-1.3 mm) in the anterior-posterior direction, 1.2 mm (range: 1-1.7 mm) in the superior-inferior direction, and 1 mm (range: 0.7-1.1 mm) in the left-right direction, with rotations of <1° (range: 0.6°-1.1°) degree in all three directions. Planned target volumes and healthy lung volumes receiving 12.5 Gy and 13.5 Gy were reduced on average by 67% and 54%, respectively. Conclusions Lung SBRT in DIBH with the ring-mounted SGRT system proved reproducible. The surface monitoring provided by SGRT was found to be a reliable surrogate for internal target motion. Moreover, the implementation of DIBH technique helped reduce target volumes and lung doses.
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- Daniel Nguyen
- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- Vision RT Ltd., Dove House, Arcadia Avenue, London N3 2JU, United Kingdom
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- ORLAM’s Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mâcon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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Benkhaled S, Gomes da Silveira Cauduro C, Jullian N, Desmet A, Rodriguez D, Jourani Y, Van Gestel D, De Caluwé A. Inter-fraction heart displacement during voluntary deep inspiration breath hold radiation therapy without visual feedback measured by daily CBCT. Front Oncol 2022; 12:936088. [PMID: 36059622 PMCID: PMC9433564 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.936088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose/Objective Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) is now considered as the standard of care for many breast cancer patients. However, there are still uncertainties about the dose given to the heart, and it is unknown if patients may improve voluntary DIBH depth by gaining experience during treatment. In this study, we will examine the interfractional three-dimensional (3D) heart displacement throughout voluntary DIBH (vDIBH) radiotherapy by means of daily cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Material and methods Two hundred twenty-five unique CBCTs from 15 patients treated in 15 fractions were analyzed. During CBCT, a vDIBH was conducted without any visual feedback. Patients performed their DIBH freely after receiving explanations and training. After daily CBCT matching to the chest wall (CW), surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) tracked DIBH depth to ensure that the CW position was the same as the daily acquired CBCT. The CBCTs were retrospectively registered to the DIBH planning-CT to calculate daily changes in heart displacement relative to the CW. Results The mean displacement of the heart during DIBH treatment relative to the DIBH planning-CT was as follows: 1.1 mm to the right, interquartile range (IQR) 8.0; 0.5 mm superiorly, IQR 4.8; and 0 mm posteriorly, IQR 6.4. The Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) were -0.15 (p=0.025), 0.04 (p=0.549), and 0.03 (p=0.612) for the X, Y, and Z directions, respectively. The differences in median heart displacement were significant: Friedmann rank sum test p=0.031 and pairwise comparison using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test were p=0.008 for X and Y; p=0.33 for X and Z; and p=0.07 for Y and Z. The total median heart motion was δtot median= 7.26 mm, IQR= 6.86 mm. Conclusion During DIBH, clinicians must be aware of the wide range of intra- and inter-individual heart position variations. The inter-individual heterogeneity shown in our study should be investigated further in order to avoid unexpected cardiac overexposure and to develop a more accurate heart dose-volume model.
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- Sofian Benkhaled
- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Sofian Benkhaled,
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical-Physics, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical-Physics, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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