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Development of a semi-customized tongue displacement device using a 3D printer for head and neck IMRT

PURPOSE: To reduce radiation doses to the tongue, a patient-specific semi-customized tongue displacement device (SCTDD) was developed using a 3D printer (3DP) for head and neck (H&N) radiation therapy (RT). Dosimetric characteristics of the SCTDD were compared with those of a standard mouthpiece...

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Autores principales: Hong, Chae-Seon, Oh, Dongryul, Ju, Sang Gyu, Ahn, Yong Chan, Na, Cho Hee, Kwon, Dong Yeol, Kim, Cheol Chong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6515618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31088472
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1289-x