Brachytherapy and 3D printing for skin cancer: A review paper.
| Autor: | Poltorak M; The National Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland., Banatkiewicz P; The National Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland., Poltorak L; Electrochemistry@Soft Interfaces Team, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland., Sobolewski P; The National Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland.; Department of Dermatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland., Zimon D; The National Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland.; Department of Dermatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland., Szwast M; Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland., Walecka I; The National Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland.; Department of Dermatology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of contemporary brachytherapy [J Contemp Brachytherapy] 2024 Apr; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 156-169. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 28. |
| DOI: | 10.5114/jcb.2024.137357 |
| Abstrakt: | Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy, in which a radiation source is placed directly or close to a tumor. It is commonly used to treat skin cancer, and enables precise irradiation treatment of affected area (planning target volume - PTV) while minimizing exposure dose to surrounding healthy tissue (organs at risk - OARs). Recently, the use of 3D printing has begun revolutionizing brachytherapy, as it allows manufacturing of custom-designed applicators for unique shape of skin topography, tumor, and surrounding tissues. Outcome of the combination of 3D printing and brachytherapy has several advantages over traditional treatment planning methods. Some of the advantages are intuitive, whereas others can be concluded from a literature overview as follows: 1) Possibility of developing patient-specific applicators that precisely match the shape of tumor area; 2) Reduction of the time required for applicator production, especially when custom-made devices are needed; 3) Reduction of manufacturing costs; 4) Treatment procedures improvement; 5) Improvement of safety measures accelerated by the development of smart materials (e.g., polymer filaments with admixture of heavy elements); 6) Possibility of nearly instant adjustment into tumor treatment (applicators can be changed as the tumor is changing its shape); and 7) Applicators designed to securely fit to treatment area to hold radioactive source always in the same place for each fraction. Consequently, tumor-provided dose is accurate and leads to effective treatment. In this review paper, we investigated the current state-of-the-art of the application of 3D printing in brachytherapy. A number of existing reports were chosen and reviewed in terms of printing technology, materials used, treatment effectiveness, and fabrication protocols. Furthermore, the development of future directions that should be considered by collaborative teams bridging different fields of science, such as medicine, physics, chemistry, and material science were summarized. With the indicated topics, we hope to stimulate the innovative progress of 3D printing technology in brachytherapy. Competing Interests: Approval of the Bioethics Committee was not required. The authors report no conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Termedia.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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