Development of a device that remotely removes a mask in the head and neck immobilization system: a prototype and demonstration experiment

Radiological Physics and Technology - Tập 15 Số 3 - Trang 249-254 - 2022
Tomoo Aoyama1,2, Hidetoshi Shimizu3, Tomoki Kitagawa3, Yasunori Ishiguro3, Takeshi Kodaira3
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Aichi Cancer Centre, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan. [email protected].
2Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazako-karimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan. [email protected].
3Department of Radiation Oncology, Aichi Cancer Centre, Nagoya, Japan

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