Design and fabrication of a 3D–printed oral stent for head and neck radiotherapy from routine diagnostic imaging

Design and fabrication of a 3D–printed oral stent for head and neck radiotherapy from routine diagnostic imaging

Abstract Background Oral stents have been shown to reduce the deleterious effects of head and neck radiotherapy through the displacement of normal tissues away from the areas of high dose irradiation. While these stents are commonly used in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer at many...

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Main Authors: Christopher T. Wilke, Mohamed Zaid, Caroline Chung, Clifton D. Fuller, Abdallah S. R. Mohamed, Heath Skinner, Jack Phan, G. Brandon Gunn, William H. Morrison, Adam S. Garden, Steven J. Frank, David I. Rosenthal, Mark S. Chambers, Eugene J. Koay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:3D Printing in Medicine
Subjects:
3D printing
Oral stent
Head and neck cancer
Radiation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41205-017-0021-4

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