| Autor: |
Ozgur Ates, PhD, Li Zhao, PhD, David Sobczak, Chia-ho Hua, PhD, Matthew J. Krasin, MD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Particle Therapy, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 64-70 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2331-5180 |
| DOI: |
10.14338/IJPT-21-00044.1 |
| Popis: |
We introduce a custom-made silicone-filled vaginal spacer for use during treatment of female patients receiving pelvic proton radiation therapy. Commercially available vaginal dilators can be purchased as hollow objects; when filled with a media, they can act as a beam stopper and/or tissue spacer while pushing uninvolved vaginal wall away from a high-dose region. Dosimetric advantages of these specifically constructed silicone-filled vaginal spacers were investigated when compared to the unaltered commercially available product or no vaginal spacer in pediatric proton therapy. |
| Databáze: |
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