Open AccessA three-dimensional printed customized bolus: adapting to the shape of the outer ear
Author(s) -
Gorka Gómez,
María Mercedes Rizo Baeza,
Juán Carlos Pachón Mateos,
José Antonio Rivas-González,
F.J. Luís Simón,
Diego Mesta Ortega,
María de Los Ángeles Flores Carrión,
Eleonor Rivin del Campo,
Tomás Gómez-Cía,
José Luis López Guerra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2083-4640
pISSN - 1507-1367
DOI - 10.5603/rpor.a2021.0030
Subject(s) - bolus (digestion) , imaging phantom , scanner , nuclear medicine , medicine , 3d printed , biomedical engineering , materials science , optics , surgery , physics
The skin-sparing effect of megavoltage-photon beams in radiotherapy (RT) reduces the target coverage of superficial tumours. Consequently, a bolus is widely used to enhance the target coverage for superficial targets. This study evaluates a three-dimensional (3D)-printed customized bolus for a very irregular surface, the outer ear.