A NEW MOLD MATERIAL FOR CUSTOMIZED PATIENT POSITIONING IN RADIOTHERAPY

Authors
KITAHARA T SHIRATO H NISHIOKA T KAGEI K YAMAGUCHI M FURUYA T WATANABE Y TAKEKAWA N MIYASAKA K
Citation
T. Kitahara et al., A NEW MOLD MATERIAL FOR CUSTOMIZED PATIENT POSITIONING IN RADIOTHERAPY, Radiotherapy and oncology, 47(1), 1998, pp. 77-79
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiotherapy and oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01678140
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
77 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-8140(1998)47:1<77:ANMMFC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Materials: The new material consists of polystyrene beads coated in a polymerizing substance that when dampened, hardens within 10 min. Resu lts and conclusions: It has a density of less than a tenth of that of water and so is light-weight, a CT number of less than -800 and a mini mal effect on the build-up of megavoltage photon beams. (C) 1998 Elsev ier Science Ireland Ltd.