title: Fabrication of an unconventional bolus-type stent for a combined intraoral/extraoral defect treated with proton radiation therapy.
abstract: Customized intraoral devices help the radiation oncologist minimize the adverse effects of radiation and maximize the tumor control rate by keeping the anatomic structures in a consistent position during each fraction of radiation treatment. This article illustrates the fabrication of a bolus-type positioning device for a combined intraoral/extraoral defect treated with proton radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: raponte@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aponte Wesson
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex.
authors.forename: Adam S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Garden
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents