A systematic review on 3D-printed imaging and dosimetry phantoms in radiation therapy

R Tino, A Yeo, M Leary, M Brandt… - Technology in cancer …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Additive manufacturing or 3-dimensional printing has become a widespread
technology with many applications in medicine. We have conducted a systematic review of …

Using 3D printing techniques to create an anthropomorphic thorax phantom for medical imaging purposes

C Hazelaar, M van Eijnatten, M Dahele, J Wolff… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Imaging phantoms are widely used for testing and optimization of imaging devices
without the need to expose humans to irradiation. However, commercially available …

Radiological properties of 3D printed materials in kilovoltage and megavoltage photon beams

OL Dancewicz, SR Sylvander, TS Markwell, SB Crowe… - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose This study evaluates the radiological properties of different 3D printing materials for
a range of photon energies, including kV and MV CT imaging and MV radiotherapy beams …

Gamma-ray-shielding parameters of some phantom fabrication materials for medical dosimetry

YY Çelen - Emerging Materials Research, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Radiation has been used in many different fields since its discovery, but using it in medical
applications is vital, as it is related to human health. In medical application, many different …

Dosimetric characterization of 3D printed bolus at different infill percentage for external photon beam radiotherapy

R Ricotti, D Ciardo, F Pansini, A Bazani, S Comi… - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and purpose 3D printing is rapidly evolving and further assessment of materials
and technique is required for clinical applications. We evaluated 3D printed boluses with …

Development of a 3D printed anthropomorphic lung phantom for image quality assessment in CT

I Hernandez-Giron, JM den Harder, GJ Streekstra… - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To design a 3D printed anthropomorphic lung vessel phantom for CT image quality
assessment and to evaluate the phantom image and dose characteristics. Methods An in …

PLA as a suitable 3D printing thermoplastic for use in external beam radiotherapy

M Van der Walt, T Crabtree, C Albantow - Australasian physical & …, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tissue equivalence and radiological properties
of Polylactic Acid (PLA) to determine if this material is suitable for use as a 3D printing …

3D-printed applicators for high dose rate brachytherapy: Dosimetric assessment at different infill percentage

R Ricotti, A Vavassori, A Bazani, D Ciardo, F Pansini… - Physica Medica, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Dosimetric assessment of high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy applicators, printed
in 3D with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) at different infill percentage. Materials and …

A novel 3D printing method for accurate anatomy replication in patient‐specific phantoms

N Okkalidis - Medical Physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose A novel 3D printing method has been developed, which employs human CT
images to construct patient specific phantoms by controlling the filament extrusion rate …

Quasi-simultaneous 3D printing of muscle-, lung-and bone-equivalent media: a proof-of-concept study

T Kairn, M Zahrani, N Cassim, AG Livingstone… - … Engineering Sciences in …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract 3D printing is a promising solution for the production of bespoke phantoms and
phantom components, for radiotherapy dosimetry and quality assurance (QA) purposes. This …