MRI-driven design of customised 3D printed gynaecological brachytherapy applicators with curved needle channels
Abstract Background Brachytherapy involves placement of radioactive sources inside or near the tumour. For gynaecological cancer, recent developments, including 3D imaging and image-guided adaptive brachytherapy, have improved treatment quality and outcomes. However, for large or complex tumours, ta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | 3D Printing in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41205-019-0047-x |