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Fabrication and Use of an Intracavitary Radiotherapeutic Applicator for the Posterior Sinus Wall: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Lyzak William A.,
Fleming Terence J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1995.tb00329.x
Subject(s) - radiation therapy , basal cell , optic chiasm , medicine , sinus (botany) , materials science , radiology , nuclear medicine , dentistry , optic nerve , anatomy , pathology , biology , genus , botany
The essential features of and the prosthodontic procedures necessary for fabricating a radiation applicator from dental acrylic resin for use in a clinical case of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma treated by intracavitary radiotherapy are described. A method for reducing radiation dose to the optic chiasm using Cerrobend alloy is presented.