A customized orofacial brachytherapy carrier: a clinical report.
This report describes a method in which a customized carrier was fabricated for a patient experiencing difficulty during initial brachytherapy treatment, while using a conventional radiation carrier. When designing a customized brachytherapy carrier for a maxillary defect, it is imperative to achieve stability and retention to ensure maximal therapeutic radiation to the desired location. The fabrication and benefits of using a customized, retentive, stable, and comfortable orofacial brachytherapy carrier are described.
Sharma
Anupama
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Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MMC/AECOM), Bronx, NY, USA. Dranupama1@aol.com
Kurtz
Kenneth S
KS
Schweitzer
Kenneth M
KM
Silken
David R
DR
Beitler
Jonathan
J
D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals