Starting a medical 3D printing lab for otolaryngology-head and neck surgery collaboration.

Objective: To evaluate the different strategies for developing and maintaining a 3-dimensional (3D) printing lab.

Methods: We evaluated two printing labs and compared their structure, integration, and production.

Results: While one lab was initiated by a clinician and the other by a technical expert, both labs followed a similar series of steps to develop their lab.

Cost Analysis of Audiovisual-Assisted Therapeutic Ambiance in Radiation Therapy (AVATAR)-Aided Omission of Anesthesia in Radiation for Pediatric Malignancies.

Purpose: Because children cannot reliably remain immobile during radiation therapy (RT) for cancer anatomy targeting requiring millimeter precision, daily anesthesia plays a large role in each RT session. Unfortunately, anesthesia is a source of financial burden for patients' families and is invasive and traumatic. This study attempts to assess the cost-savings benefit of audiovisual-assisted therapeutic ambiance in radiation therapy (AVATAR)-aided omission of pediatric anesthesia in RT.