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86: Using Optical Scanner and 3D Printer Technology to Create Lead Shielding for Radiotherapy of Facial Skin Cancer with Low Energy Photons: An Exciting Innovation
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sharma, Ankur Dubey, Arbind Leylek, Ahmet Rickey, Daniel W. Sasaki, David Harris, Chad Butler, James J. McCurdy, Boyd |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers of the face using ortho-voltage radiotherapy may require lead shielding to protect vulnerable organs at risk (OAR). As the human face has many complex and intricate contours, creating a lead shield can be difficult. The process can include creating a plaster mould of a patient's face to create the shield. It can be difficult or impossible for a patient who is claustrophobic or medically unable to lie flat to have a shield made by this technique. Other methods have their own shortcomings. We aimed to address some of these issues using an optical scanner and 3D printer technology. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0167-8140(16)33485-5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://assets.cureus.com/uploads/poster/pdf/1072/1471964049-20160823-2557-k96ah4.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://assets.cureus.com/uploads/poster/file/1072/8363ffc0693911e689bc3936af148e91-CUREUS_Poster_Award_-_Sharma_-_Lead_Shield.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140%2816%2933485-5 |
| Volume Number | 120 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
