Use of 3D-printers to create Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Compensator Blocks

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 5718-5721

  Avelino, Samuel R ^a   Silva, Luis Felipe O ^b   Miosso, Cristiano J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b University Hospital of Brasilia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; COMPENSATOR BLOCK; COMPLEX TARGETS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE PROFILE; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; PRODUCTION COST; RADIOTHERAPY FACILITY; RMS ERRORS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

CESIUM ALLOYS; MANUFACTURE; MOLDS; PRINTING PRESSES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880817814     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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