(1) Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3 Nagasone-cyo, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan;(2) Oral Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3 Nagasone-cyo, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Abstract:
Purpose
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the combined use of customized molds and a high dose rate (HDR) remote afterloading brachytherapy apparatus with a 192Ir microsource in the treatment of superficial oral carcinomas after chemoradiotherapy.