ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2021
Individual 3D-printed fixation masks for radiotherapy: first clinical experiences.
Article in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Modeling and Evaluation of Customizable Immobilization Masks for Precision Radiotherapy.Polymers · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a novel patient-specific 3D-printed head and neck immobilization device for radiotherapy.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2026Article
- Univariate and multivariate analysis of the styrofoam fixation device on patient setup errors in radiotherapy.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2025Article
- Comprehensive clinical implementation, workflow, and FMEA of bespoke silicone bolus cast from 3D printed molds using open-source resources.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- A retrospective study on improving the accuracy of radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer with lymph node metastasis using Styrofoam.Radiology and oncology · 2024Article
- A total inverse planning paradigm: Prospective clinical trial evaluating the performance of a novel MR-based 3D-printed head immobilization device.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2023Article
- Study on the application of 3D printing head film fixation technology in cranial radiotherapy.Journal of Cancer · 2023Article
- Clinical value of styrofoam fixation in intracranial tumor radiotherapy.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Development of a new poly-ε-caprolactone with low melting point for creating a thermoset mask used in radiation therapy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo show the feasibility of 3D-printed fixation masks for whole brain radiation therapy in a clinical setting and perform a first comparison to an established thermoplastic mask system.
methodsSix patients were irradiated with whole brain radiotherapy using individually 3D-printed masks. Daily image guidance and position correction were performed prior to each irradiation fraction. The vectors of the daily position correction were compared to two collectives of patients, who were irradiated using the standard thermoplastic mask system (one cohort with head masks; one cohort with head and neck masks).
resultsThe mean systematic errors in the experimental cohort ranged between 0.59 and 2.10 mm which is in a comparable range to the control groups (0.18 mm-0.68 mm and 0.34 mm-2.96 mm, respectively). The 3D-printed masks seem to be an alternative to the established thermoplastic mask systems. Nevertheless, further investigation will need to be performed.
conclusionThe prevailing study showed a reliable and reproducible interfractional positioning accuracy using individually 3D-printed masks for whole brain irradiation in a clinical routine. Further investigations, especially concerning smaller target volumes or other areas of the body, need to be performed before using the system on a larger basis.
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