3D Printed Rigid Bolus Versus Silicone Bolus for Treatment of Tumors Involving the Skin: A Comparative Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04176900

Recruitment Status : Unknown

Verified February 2020 by Lara Best, MD, FRCPC, MMEd, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting

First Posted : November 25, 2019

Last Update Posted : February 26, 2020

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Lara Best, MD, FRCPC, MMEd, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Unknown
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	December 31, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date :	March 30, 2022

Publications:

Canters RA, Lips IM, Wendling M, Kusters M, van Zeeland M, Gerritsen RM, Poortmans P, Verhoef CG. Clinical implementation of 3D printing in the construction of patient specific bolus for electron beam radiotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2016 Oct;121(1):148-153. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.07.011. Epub 2016 Jul 27.

Dipasquale G, Poirier A, Sprunger Y, Uiterwijk JWE, Miralbell R. Improving 3D-printing of megavoltage X-rays radiotherapy bolus with surface-scanner. Radiat Oncol. 2018 Oct 19;13(1):203. doi: 10.1186/s13014-018-1148-1.

Kong Y, Yan T, Sun Y, Qian J, Zhou G, Cai S, Tian Y. A dosimetric study on the use of 3D-printed customized boluses in photon therapy: A hydrogel and silica gel study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jan;20(1):348-355. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12489. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Robar JL, Moran K, Allan J, Clancey J, Joseph T, Chytyk-Praznik K, MacDonald RL, Lincoln J, Sadeghi P, Rutledge R. Intrapatient study comparing 3D printed bolus versus standard vinyl gel sheet bolus for postmastectomy chest wall radiation therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2018 Jul - Aug;8(4):221-229. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2017.12.008. Epub 2017 Dec 24.

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