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Title: | Radiotherapy for benign diseases in Turkey: a patterns of care survey of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD 05-002) | Authors: | Yıldırım, Halil Cumhur Öner Dinçbas, Fazilet Demircan, Volkan Beyzadeoglu, Murat Tekce, Ertugrul Yazici, Gozde Turna, Menekse Cetinayak, Oguz Baktir, Kudret Ensarioglu Akin, Mustafa Canyilmaz, Emine Altinok, Ayse Akmansu, Muge Tugrul, Fuzuli Unverdi, Seda Yavuz, Berrin Benli Kamer, Serra Duzova, Mursel Birgi, Sumerya Duru Ozkan, Emine Elif Yalcin, Berrin Sahin, Merve Etiz, Durmus Arslantas, Hasan Suat Meydan, Deniz Igdem, Sefik Saginc, Halil Parvizi, Murtaza Altinok, Pelin Anacak, Yavuz |
Keywords: | Radiation therapy Benign diseases Survey Hyperproliferative diseases Plantar fasciitis Nonmalignant Disorders Therapy Guidelines |
Publisher: | Springer Heidelberg | Abstract: | PurposeWe aimed to investigate the patterns of radiotherapy (RT) care in cases of benign diseases in Turkey.MethodsA questionnaire survey was sent to all radiation oncology (RO) departments in Turkey. The number of patients treated for benign disease between 2015 and 2020 was requested. A list of benign conditions was given, and information on the number of patients per disease, single and total doses prescribed, weekly fractions, radiation type, energy, and device was requested.ResultsOf the 138 RO departments, 29 (21%) responded. The data received concerned 15 (52%) university, 10 (34%) public, and four (14%) private hospitals. A total of 130,846 patients were treated with RT in these departments. Of these patients, 6346 (4.85%) were treated for benign conditions. The most common benign diseases treated with RT were meningioma (35%), plantar fasciitis (19%), schwannoma (16%), arteriovenous malformation (11%), and pituitary adenoma (7%). Most centers performed RT for paraganglioma, heterotopic ossification, vertebral hemangioma, and Graves' ophthalmopathy, but none treated arthrosis. Wide variations were observed across the departments. Radiosurgery for intracranial pathologies was performed intensively in four centers. By contrast, RT for plantar fasciitis was predominantly treated in five centers, one of which had more than 1000 patients.ConclusionThe ratio of patients who underwent RT for benign diseases in Turkey among all patients who underwent RT was 4.85%. The common pattern of RT in 72% of patients was radiosurgery for intracranial benign diseases, followed by low-dose RT for plantar fasciitis in 19%. | Description: | Article; Early Access | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-023-02154 https://hdl.handle.net/11499/54996 |
ISSN: | 0179-7158 1439-099X |
Appears in Collections: | Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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