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Stephen Deries, 81st Dental Squadron dental lab technician, demonstartes the technology used to make dentures inside Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 4.. 2021. In a partnership with the 81st Medical Diagnostics and Theraputic Squadron’s radiation and oncology flight, Deries has found a way to create custom radiation boluses for cancer patients recieving radiation therapy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Tobler)

Dec. 10, 2021

Partnering to customize care for cancer patients

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — In an effort to make radiation therapy for cancer patients more precise and effective, the 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron collaborated with the 81st Dental Squadron to shape a radiation bolus for each patient.“In radiation therapy, we use high energy particles to treat cancer,” said Col. Jason Hayes 81st MDTS radiation oncologist. “The

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