A custom-made mouthpiece incorporating tongue depressors and elevators to reduce radiation-induced tongue mucositis during carbon-ion radiation therapy for head and neck cancer
A custom-made mouthpiece incorporating tongue depressors and elevators to reduce radiation-induced tongue mucositis during carbon-ion radiation therapy for head and neck cancer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.prro.2017.10.009
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发表时间:
2018-03-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Kamada, Tadashi
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作者:
Ikawa, Hiroaki;Koto, Masashi;Kamada, Tadashi
We introduce a custom-made mouthpiece for carbon-ion radiation therapy for head and neck malignancy. The mouthpiece incorporates either a tongue depressor or elevator depending on tumor location. The risk of tongue mucositis may be reduced without compromising therapeutic efficacy through mouthpiece shaping. (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Radiation Oncology.