Abstract
Ready-to-use applicators and spacers are available for radiotherapy. However, there are cases in which a more sophisticated device is required to meet highly specific therapeutic needs: cases such as in the maxillofacial region, where radiation is applied in a tightly defined site, which is part of a complex structure, or cases where a precise distance must be maintained between the irradiation source and target. Here, we report a prosthetic appliance that we have fabricated for a patient with palatal cancer. The prosthetic appliance, inserted with 192Ir small radiation sources, was for intracavitary irradiation of his oral cancer. No sign of recurrence and metastasis was noted 9 months after treatment.
