Zhou, Guanzhi
Sijtsema, Nanna M.
Li, Yan
Zhai, Tiantian
Xi, Lihong
Li, Jun
van der Schaaf, Arjen
van Dijk, Lisanne V.
Shi, Yingrui
Yang, Pei
Langendijk, Johannes A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chinese Scholarship Council
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 7 January 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision) and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Institutional Review Board of Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College. The requirement for written individual informed consent was waived by both committees.
: Not applicable.
: Prof. Langendijk was member of the Global Advisory Board of IBA (honorarium paid to the UMCG Research BV and the RayCare International Advisory Board of RaySearch). The department of Radiation Oncology of UMCG has research agreements with IBA, RaySearch, Siemens, Elekta, Mirada and Leoni. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.