横幅健康正在使用Lulzbot Taz 6to incorporate 3D printed parts into its cancer treatment. Starting withNorth Colorado Medical Center’s Cancer (NCMC) Institute, Banner Health will use the, “3D printer to enhance treatment for cancer patients undergoing radiation。”
本月初，NCMC的肿瘤科开始使用称为Bolus的3D印刷模具来治疗其第一个皮肤癌患者。
“当涉及3D打印时，天空是极限,” said Dr. Alexander Markovic, Medical Physics Program Director for NCMC’s Radiation Oncology. “With the 3D printed bolus, we are able to better target the radiation dose so that the treatment is more effective.透明
Pioneering 3D printing program
马尔可乐and his team pioneered the new 3D printing program at NCMC’s Cancer Institute, paving the way for providers to roll out the program at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, Ariz., as well as McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo., in the coming months.
After receiving the LulzBot TAZ 6 in December from Loveland-based Aleph Objects, Inc., Markovic and his team underwent several months of training and testing before applying it to a treatment plan this spring.
Darrell French, an Eaton resident, is more than halfway through 6-weeks of radiation treatment after surgeons removed cancer from the inside of his ear. In preparation for the treatment, Markovic and his team used modeling from CAT scans to print a bolus that wraps around the outside and inside of French’s ear.
3D printed with NinjaFlex filament
推注由Ninjaflex柔性丝制成，可确保辐射在正确的剂量量中应用于正确的区域。“我t的效果非常好，它根本没有打扰我，”法国人说。“三个星期后，我的耳朵很好。”Prior to using a 3D printed bolus, Markovic said less precise materials such as gauze and tape have been the resources available to cover and cup the treatment area, which created air pockets that diluted the radiation dose.
但是，使用雷电竞app下载3D打印机，医生可以在六到八个小时内以0.5毫米的精度创建推注。“过去，我们诉诸使用简单的技术，例如纱布或橡胶样弹性材料，以帮助更好地将辐射剂量分配到患者的皮肤表面上，”专门研究横向肿瘤学的杰弗里·阿尔伯特（Jeffrey Albert）说。
Increasing use of desktop 3D printers for end-use applications
“The new 3D printer allows us to create custom molds that perfectly conform to a patient’s skin, ensuring more accurate and timely treatment delivery。”马尔可维奇说，虽然3D打印的推注并非所有类型的癌症或患者的解决方案，但使用它进行放射治疗只是开始。他的团队还在打印3D身体部位，以向患者展示各种治疗计划，并计划将其用于治疗其他类型的癌症，例如乳腺癌。
“Desktop 3D printers are increasingly being adopted for end-use applications，” Aleph对准总统哈里斯·肯尼说。“Providing highly personalized care from a doctor’s desktop is an exciting example of what is possible with 3D printing in healthcare and other fields。”
如前所述，研究人员越来越多研究使用桌面3D打印机来了解新应用程序如何雷电竞app下载functional engineered systems are possible。
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特色图像显示了马尔科维奇（Markovic）博士和达雷尔·法国（Darrel French），这是第一位接受治疗的患者。
