3D Printing in Radiation Oncology
eBook - ePub

3D Printing in Radiation Oncology

Personalization of Patient Treatment Through Digital Fabrication

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

3D Printing in Radiation Oncology

Personalization of Patient Treatment Through Digital Fabrication

About this book

3D Printing in Radiation Oncology: Personalization of Patient Treatment Through Digital Fabrication presents a comprehensive and practical view of the many forms in which 3D printing is being integrated into radiation oncology practice. Radiation oncology employs among the most sophisticated digital technologies in medicine. Until recently, however, the "last mile" of treatment has required manually produced or generic devices for patient set up, positioning, control of surface dose, and delivery of brachytherapy treatment. 3D printing is already offering enhancements in both precision and efficiency through the digital design and fabrication of patient photon and electron bolus, customized surface and gynecological brachytherapy applicators, proton beam compensators and range shifters, patient immobilization, novel radiation detectors, and phantoms. Various innovations are disrupting decades-old practices in radiation therapy (RT) facilities, resulting in vital improvements in personalization of treatment and patient experience.

An essential read for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, oncology nurses, hospital administrators, engineers, and medical educators, this book is an indispensable resource for those bringing 3D printing to the RT clinic, looking to expand the role of 3D printing in their practice, or embarking upon related research and development.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781032261959
eBook ISBN
9781040038246
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biotechnology in Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction and Clinical Perspective
  10. Chapter 2 A Brief Introduction to 3D Printing
  11. Chapter 3 Biocompatibility and Sterilization of 3D Printed Radiation Therapy Devices
  12. Chapter 4 3D Printing for External Beam Photon Therapy
  13. Chapter 5 3D Printing for Electron Therapy
  14. Chapter 6 3D Printing for Proton Therapy
  15. Chapter 7 Applications in Brachytherapy
  16. Chapter 8 3D Printed Patient Immobilization
  17. Chapter 9 3D Printed Radiation Detectors
  18. Chapter 10 3D Printed Phantoms in RT
  19. Chapter 11 Operationalizing 3D Printing in the Radiation Oncology Department
  20. Index