Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been employed as a potentially useful aid for the guidance of complex surgical procedures in recent years. Many clinical practitioners have preliminarily investigated its effect on improving the patients’ outcomes. As one of developing country, China has put forward a series of national plans to advance the development of this relatively new field. In this pe...

OBJECTIVE A fundamental aspect of surgical planning in liver resections is the identification of key vessel tributaries to preserve healthy liver tissue while fully resecting the tumor(s). Current surgical planning relies primarily on the surgeon's ability to mentally reconstruct 2D computed tomography/magnetic resonance (CT/MR) images into 3D and plan resection margins. This creates significan...

Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma of the leg is a rare, malignant neoplasm with very few cases having been reported in the literature. In this study we investigate the possibility of using intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for this type of disease and demonstrate its advantages over conventional three-dimensional (3D) conformal treatment. A case was presented of a patient with extraskeletal ch...

Introduction: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) was introduced in the 90’s and studies have improved its use in dentistry. Objective: The aim of this article was to investigate the influence of three-dimensional (3D) images in orthodontic treatment planning. Methods: Two clinical situations (bone dehiscence and cervical resorption) were described by 3D images. Results: The orthodontic treatm...

The use of a laser range sensor in the 3D part digitalization process for inspection tasks allows very signi cant improvement in acquisition speed and in 3D measurement points density but does not equal the accuracy obtained with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Inspection consists in verifying the accuracy of a part related to a given set of tolerances. It is thus necessary that the 3D me...

Introduction: Electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) could potentially be useful for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and VMAT QA. The data density, high resolution, large active area, and efficiency of the MV EPID make it an attractive option. However, EPIDs were designed as imaging devices, not dosimeters, and as a result they do not inherently measure dose in ...

Background: To evaluate the dosimetric difference between conventional and three-dimensional conformal Radiotherapy (3D-CRT) using 6 and 18 MV X-ray photons. Materials and Methods: Computed tomography scans of 26 pelvic patients were acquired and transferred to the 3D treatment planning system. For each patient, 8 Conventional plans (3, 4, 5 and 6 Fields) and one 3D-CRT plan were prep...

The feasibility of delivering craniospinal irradiation (CSI) with TomoDirect is investigated. A method is proposed to generate TomoDirect plans using standard three-dimensional (3D) beam arrangements on Tomotherapy with junctioning of these fields to minimize hot or cold spots at the cranial/spinal junction. These plans are evaluated and compared to a helical Tomotherapy and a three-dimensional...