Schmidt, Clarissa Julia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1651-1595
Gaertner, Florian C
Kreppel, Barbara
Essler, Markus
Luetkens, Julian A
Attenberger, Ulrike
Anspach, Michael
Ohlmann, Carsten-Henning
Bernhardt, Marit
Kristiansen, Glen
Hauser, Stefan
Ellinger, Jörg
Ritter, Manuel
Krausewitz, Philipp
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Article History
Received: 18 March 2026
Accepted: 8 July 2026
First Online: 16 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee at the Medical Faculty of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn (No. 150/20) and by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (ZD 3–22464/2020–107-G). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to screening and baseline assessments.
Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process: During the preparation of this work, the authors, Clarissa J Schmidt, used chat.openai.com to check grammar and spelling, as she is a non-native speaker. After using this tool/service, the author reviewed and edited the content as needed and takes full responsibility for the content of the publication.
Consent for publication: Patients signed informed consent regarding publishing their data and photographs.
Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.