@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00048764, author = {Ikawa, Hiroaki and Koto, Masashi and Ebner, Daniel and Takagi, Ryo and Hayashi, Kazuhiko and Tsuji, Hiroshi and Kamada, Tadashi and 伊川 裕明 and 小藤 昌志 and エブナー ダニエル and 高木 亮 and 林 和彦 and 辻 比呂志 and 鎌田 正}, issue = {8}, journal = {Practical radiation oncology.}, month = {Jan}, note = {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.}, pages = {e27--e31}, title = {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}, year = {2018} }