A custom-made mouthpiece incorporating tongue depressors and elevators to reduce radiation-induced tongue mucositis during carbon-ion radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.prro.2017.10.009.
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Abstract
We introduce a custom-made mouthpiece for carbon-ion radiation therapy for head and neck malignancy. The mouthpiece incorporates either a tongue depressor or elevator depending on tumor location. The risk of tongue mucositis may be reduced without compromising therapeutic efficacy through mouthpiece shaping.
Medical subject headings
- Elevators and Escalators
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Mucositis
- Radiation Injuries