Department of Radiotherapy, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany.
Department for Mathematics and Computer Science, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 May;23(5):e13592. doi: 10.1002/acm2.13592. Epub 2022 Mar 15.
Total body irradiation (TBI) in extended source surface distance (SSD) is a common treatment technique before hematopoietic stem cell transplant. The lungs are organs at risk, which often are treated with a lower dose than the whole body.
This can be achieved by the application of blocks. Three-dimensional (3D) printers are a modern tool to be used in the production process of these blocks.
We demonstrate the applicability of a specific printer and printing material, describe the process, and evaluate the accuracy of the product.
The blocks and apertures were found to be applicable in clinical routine.
扩展源皮距(SSD)全身照射(TBI)是造血干细胞移植前的一种常见治疗技术。肺部是危险器官,通常接受的剂量比全身照射要低。
这可以通过应用挡块来实现。三维(3D)打印机是生产这些挡块过程中使用的一种现代工具。
我们展示了一种特定打印机和打印材料的适用性,描述了该过程,并评估了产品的准确性。
发现这些挡块和孔径适用于临床常规。