Use of 3D printers to create a patient-specific 3D bolus for external beam therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 166-178

  Burleson, Sarah ^a   Baker, Jamie ^a   Hsia, An Ting ^a   Xu, Zhigang ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printer; Bolus; Compensator; Electron conformal therapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING;

ABSORPTION, RADIATION; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PRINTING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 84965088929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v16i3.5247     Document Type: Article

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