Multimaterial three-dimensional printing in brachytherapy: Prototyping teaching tools for interstitial and intracavitary procedures in cervical cancers

• Published in: Brachytherapy Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 767 - 776
• Main Authors: Campelo, Sabrina, Subashi, Ergys, Meltsner, Sheridan G., Chang, Zheng, Chino, Junzo, Craciunescu, Oana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020
• Subjects: 3D printing; Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Gynecological malignancies; Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Medicine; Pelvic phantom; Radiology; Resident training; Gynecological malignancies; Brachytherapy; Pelvic phantom; Resident training; 3D printing; Cervical cancer
• ISSN: 1538-4721; 1873-1449; 1873-1449
• DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2020.07.013

As the utilization of brachytherapy procedures continues to decline in clinics, a need for accessible training tools is required to help bridge the gap between resident comfort in brachytherapy training and clinical practice. To improve the quality of intracavitary and interstitial high-dose-rate br...