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IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY FOR HODGKIN’S DISEASE By Gunilla C. Bentel, RN, RTT Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina INTRODUCTION Hodgkin’s disease is a quite curable disease which strikes approximately 7400 young Americans annually, the majority of them less than 35 years old. This disease, which earlier was considered fatal, is…
MINIMIZING RADIATION DOSE TO THE HEART THROUGH USE OF THE ALPHA CRADLE® IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE John J. Smith, BA, RTT Gary J. Schreiber, MD St. Francis Hospital Evanston, Illinois INTRODUCTION The role of radiation therapy for non-small lung cancer is controversial. Weisenberger et al1 in the randomized Lung Cancer Study Group trial noted no increase in…
IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CRANIO-SPINAL IRRADIATION Gunilla C. Bentel, RN, RTT Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina INTRODUCTION Cranio-spinal irradiation (CSI) is required in patients with medulloblastoma, and sometimes in patients with lymphoma and leukemia, usually as a preventive mode of therapy. Patients requiring CSI are usually children or young adults since these…
ALPHA CRADLE BELLY BOARD FOR SMALL BOWEL MINIMIZATION Lori E. Frank, RTTR, CMD Laura A. Rowley, RTTR, CMD Thomas G. Shanahan, MD Minesh P. Mehta, MD Univ. of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics Madison, Wisconsin Many factors have been shown to affect the tolerance of the small bowel to external irradiation. Some examples are previous surgery,…
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…
BREAST POSITIONING DEVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH LARGE BREASTS UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY Gunilla C. Bentel, RN, RTT Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina INTRODUCTION Several studies have shown that local excision followed by radiation therapy in the management of early stage breast carcinoma yields results that are similar to that of a radical mastectomy.1,4,6,7 An…
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…