A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 11/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2571639
Support devices and pods for the head and neck region of patients undergoing radiation therapy are provided herein. The pod generally includes a support shell shaped to generally conform to the shape of the head and neck region of the patient, a foam insert that conforms to the head and neck region of the patient, and an immobilization facemask attached directly to the shell, thereby facilitating close placement of the radiation beam delivery device to the patient and reducing any attenuation and perturbation of radiation doses directed at the patient. The components of the pod are made from materials having properties that reduce any attenuation and perturbation of prescribed radiation doses.
L'invention concerne des dispositifs et des structures de support pour la tête et la nuque de patients soumis à une radiothérapie. Ces structures comprennent en général une coque de support dont la forme correspond globalement à celle de la tête et de la nuque du patient, une garniture en mousse dont la forme correspond à celle de la tête et de la nuque du patient, ainsi qu'un masque facial d'immobilisation fixé directement à la coque, facilitant le positionnement rapproché du dispositif de radiothérapie par rapport au patient et réduisant les atténuations et perturbations sur les doses de rayonnement dirigées vers le patient. Ces structures sont constituées de matériaux possédant des propriétés qui réduisent les atténuations et les perturbations sur les doses de rayonnement prescrites.
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Smart & Biggar
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