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Incidence of alopecia in brain tumour patients treated with pencil scanning proton therapy and validation of existing NTCP models
Published in the Green Journal, this study reported the incidence of radiation-induced alopecia (RIA) in 264 patients with brain tumors treated with PT. The rates of any grade acute (≤90 days after PT completion), late (>90 days) and permanent RIA (persisting for> 12 months) were 61.8%, 24.7% and 14.4%, respectively. However, there are significant differences in the NTCP models of G2 RIA due to the cohorts utilized for model development and validation, a standardize and objective RIA scoring system is essential.