Novel application of vinylpolysiloxane hearing aid impression mold as patient-specific bolus for head and neck cancer radiotherapy

Anne Elizabeth Gunter; John Burgoyne; Min Park; Namou Kim; Daliang Cao; Vivek Mehta

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2731

Novel application of vinylpolysiloxane hearing aid impression mold as patient-specific bolus for head and neck cancer radiotherapy

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Mar 23;8(6):944-949. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2731. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Anne Elizabeth Gunter^{1

2}, John Burgoyne¹, Min Park¹, Namou Kim¹, Daliang Cao¹, Vivek Mehta¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology Swedish Cancer Institute Seattle Washington.
² Present address: Department of Otolaryngology Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma Washington.

Abstract

Hearing aid impression material composed of vinylpolysiloxane is an ideal bolus material which may be used to aid in delivery of adjuvant radiation to complex surgical defects of the head and neck. It is affordable, easily accessed, and efficient.

Keywords: adjuvant radiation; bolus; head and neck surgery; radiotherapy planning; squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports