Advantages of 3D printed patient-individual moulds in brachytherapy for facial skin cancer
Customised 3D printed moulds offer a safe and efficient technique to treat facial skin cancer in critical locations and complex clinical situations with HDR brachytherapy. The two-step planning process results in reliable PTV dose coverage and efficient sparing of eye lenses and eyeballs. Dosimetric outcome and interfractional position reproducibility with 3D printed moulds were superior to conventionally manufactured facial moulds with respect to the clinical goals.
Authors
- Christian Scherf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0520-8970)
- Claus Rödel
- Maximilian Fleischmann
- Ulla Ramm
- Janett Köhn
- Nikolaos Tselis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7800-6127)
- Janosch Achenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-1471)
- Markus Diefenhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9042-9729)
- Jörg Licher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2948-1181)
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- Frankfurt Cancer Institute (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-025-02372-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.77