ALPHA CRADLE® DEVICES WITH PELVIC IRRADIATION REDUCE POSITIONING ERRORS Laura W. Jones, BSRT, T, CMD Deborah Fuller, RTT John Devine, MD Rhonda Jones, RTT Kermit Quesinberry, RTT, Nancy Ramsey, RTT Clint Wynn, MRT South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta, Georgia INTRODUCTION Consistent positioning accuracy is an important factor in the delivery of quality radiation therapy treatments….
ALPHA CRADLE® HS3 THORACIC MODIFICATION FOR BREAST & CHEST WALL PATIENTS Max Buscher Tufts New England Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts The majority of patients needing breast or chest wall irradiation are treated with opposing tangential photon fields. The problem of the sloping chest can be solved by collimator rotation or an angled breast board. Collimator…
MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATIONS AND TRADEMARK USE Jeffrey Vincent Kostich, President Smithers Medical Products, Inc. North Canton, Ohio If I could add one requirement to the successful completion of any type of medical degree, I would require that each individual take a course detailing the law regarding medical device regulations and trademark use. Additionally, I would…
UNUSUAL POSITIONING WITH THE ALPHA CRADLE® BRAND PATIENT REPOSITIONING SYSTEM Marcia L. Alonso Mario Branco, DGC Susie A. Romano Rosana T.R. Anselmo Regina G. Lopes Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Sao Paulo, Brazil A 75 year old female patient with severe sifosis was diagnosed with carcinoma of the left breast and underwent a mastectomy. Due to…