Clinical Application of a Customized 3D-Printed Bolus in Radiation Therapy for Distal Extremities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patients and Treatments
2.2. Manufacturing Workflow for the Customized 3D-Printed Boluses
2.3. Dose Evaluation
3. Results
3.1. Dose Evaluation
3.2. Target Coverage
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Patient 1 | Patient 2 | |
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Gender | Female | Male |
Age | 66 y | 68 y |
Prescribed dose | 60.4 Gy/33 fx (50.4 Gy/28 fx, 10 Gy/5 fx) | 54 Gy/30 fx |
MU | 240, 265 | 235 |
Treatment site | Left 1st metacarpal phalangeal joint | Right 5th toe |
Beam energy | 6 MeV | 6 MeV |
OSLD Measurement Mean Dose (cGy) | Difference to Prescription | Difference to TPS | |
---|---|---|---|
Upper 3D bolus (Pos1) | 193.2 ± 4.1 | 7.4% | −0.7% |
Target region (Pos2) | 187.6 ± 2.1 | 4.2% | −2.0% |
Mean dose (cGy) | 190.4 ± 3.1 | 5.8% | −1.4% |
OSLD Measurement Mean Dose (cGy) | Difference to Prescription | Difference to TPS | |
---|---|---|---|
Base of the 5th toe (Pos1) | 189.2 ± 3.7 | 5.1% | −0.9% |
Left side of the 5th toe (Pos2) | 187.7 ± 4.9 | 4.3% | −1.4% |
Mean dose (cGy) | 188.5 ± 4.3 | 4.7% | −1.2% |
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Yu, S.; Ahn, S.H.; Choi, S.H.; Ahn, W.S.; Jung, I.-h. Clinical Application of a Customized 3D-Printed Bolus in Radiation Therapy for Distal Extremities. Life 2023, 13, 362. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020362
Yu S, Ahn SH, Choi SH, Ahn WS, Jung I-h. Clinical Application of a Customized 3D-Printed Bolus in Radiation Therapy for Distal Extremities. Life. 2023; 13(2):362. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020362
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Suah, So Hyun Ahn, Sang Hyoun Choi, Woo Sang Ahn, and In-hye Jung. 2023. "Clinical Application of a Customized 3D-Printed Bolus in Radiation Therapy for Distal Extremities" Life 13, no. 2: 362. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020362