Preventing Complications from High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy when Treating Mobile Tongue Cancer via the Application of a Modular Lead-Lined Spacer.

PURPOSE:To point out the advantages and drawbacks of high-dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of mobile tongue cancer and indicate the clinical importance of modular lead-lined spacers when applying this technique to patients. METHODS:First, all basic steps to construct the modular spacer are s...

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Main Authors: Shumei Murakami, Rinus G Verdonschot, Naoya Kakimoto, Iori Sumida, Masateru Fujiwara, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Souhei Furukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4851388?pdf=render