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FDA Approves Patient-specific Radiation Therapy Devices
Radiation treatment is a crucial aspect of contemporary medicine, with half of all cancer patients undergoing it. By directing X-ray or proton beams at a tumor, it’s possible to halts…
3D Printed Patient-Specific Cancer Treatment Bolus Added to 3D Systems Portfolio
As part of their treatment regime, about 50% of cancer patients will undergo radiotherapy, which kills the cancer cells using a focused beam outside of the body or placing radioactive…
Improving Medication Delivery Boluses with an iPhone & Desktop 3D Printer
Chinese researchers Dehua Kang, Bin Wang, Yinglin Peng, Xiaowei Liu, and Xiaowu Deng examine methods for improving the bolus, releasing the details of their recent study in ‘Low-Cost iPhone-Assisted Processing…
Australian Researchers Compare Nose Bolus Made with Traditional Wax Method and 3D Printing
Boluses are used often to protect the body from radiotherapy targeted at specific areas, and 3D printing can help streamline their production. Four Australian researchers published a paper, titled “Comparison…
Canadian Government Invests in Adaptiiv and Its 3D Printed, Patient-Specific Boluses
To make sure that cancer patients are getting the full strength of their radiation treatment directed exactly where it is most needed, a device called a bolus can be used…
Custom 3D Printed Boluses Increase Efficacy of Radiation Therapy
As a cancer survivor, I can tell you that radiation is a stressful process. It’s nothing like what I would have imagined, which is not surprising because the sum total…
Colorado Hospital 3D Prints Bolus on LulzBot TAZ 6 to Treat Skin Cancer Patient
One of the largest nonprofit health care centers in the US, Banner Health owns and operates nearly 30 facilities, including acute-care hospitals, family clinics, and outpatient surgery centers, in six states…
3D Printed Bolus Protects Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy, May Cut Treatment Costs Substantially
Electron Beam Therapy (EBT) is a type of radiotherapy that uses electrons to treat the tumor site. Because of the finite range of electron beams the dose falls off rapidly…