ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2020
3D printer-based novel intensity-modulated vaginal brachytherapy applicator: feasibility study.
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- Efficient workflow and clinical validation of in-house 3D-printed vaginal cylinders for high-dose-rate brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Evaluating third generation cervical Cancer intracavitary interstitial brachytherapy applicator efficacy and safety.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- 3D-Printed Devices in Interventional Radiotherapy (Brachytherapy) Applications: A Literature Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Feasibility of the 3D printer to design an intracavitary applicator for the treatment of cervical cancer patients with high dose rate brachytherapy system.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2025Article
- Intensity-modulated vaginal brachytherapy applicator and single- and multi-channel applicators in vaginal cuff brachytherapy.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024Article
- The Montreal split ring applicator: Towards highly adaptive gynecological brachytherapy using 3D-printed biocompatible patient-specific interstitial caps.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2023Article
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- Preclinical Dosimetry for Small Animal Radiation Research in Proton Therapy: A Feasibility Study.International journal of particle therapy · 2023Article
- The Role of 3D Printing in Planning Complex Medical Procedures and Training of Medical Professionals-Cross-Sectional Multispecialty Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Modified Houdek vault applicator for high-dose-rate brachytherapy: a technical report and case series.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2021Article
- Comparing multichannel cylinder and 3D-printed applicators for vaginal cuff brachytherapy with preliminary exploration of post-hysterectomy vaginal morphology.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2021Article
- Estimating the accumulative dose uncertainty for intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy.Biomedical engineering online · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo design a novel high-dose-rate intracavitary applicator which may lead to enhanced dose modulation in the brachytherapy of gynecological cancers. MATERIAL AND
methodsA novel brachytherapy applicator, auxiliary equipment and quality control phantom were modeled in SketchUp Pro 2017 modeling software and printed out from a MakerBot Replicator Z18 three-dimensional printer. As a printing material polylactic acid (PLA) filament was used and compensator materials including aluminum, stainless-steel and Cerrobend alloy were selected according to their radiation attenuation properties. To evaluate the feasibility of the novel applicator, two sets of measurements were performed in a Varian GammaMed iX Plus high-dose rate iridium-192 (
resultsIn mechanical quality control tests source-dwell positioning accuracy and linearity of the designed applicator were measured as ≤ 0.5 mm and ≤ 1.5%, respectively. Reproducibility of the treatment planning was ≥ 97.7% for gamma evaluation criteria of 1 mm distance to agreement and 1% dose difference of local dose. In dosimetric quality control tests, maximum difference between measured and calculated point dose was found as 3.8% in homogeneous medium. In two-dimensional analysis, the number of passing points was greater than 90% for all measurements using gamma evaluation criteria of 3 mm distance to agreement and 3% dose difference of local dose.
conclusionsThe novel brachytherapy applicator met the necessary requirements in quality control tests.
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