Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/54996
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
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