Wednesday, May 13, 2009

an example of the radiotherapy mask that will be molded to fit Mom's face (Dr. Tonnesen's arm in pic)

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Posted by Kevin Kim at 2:02 PM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like just the mesh/framework for the final mask... can't see how what he's holding in the pic will actually protect from errant radiation.

preppin

preppin

May 13, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Kevin Kim said...

Apparently, that's the actual mask. It was never intended for shielding her; it was to help with precise aiming of the radiation beams. Some BBs will be attached to the mask, and will somehow aid with the guidance. The whole thing reminds me a bit of "motion capture" technology in the movies.

I should also note that I misunderstood the mask's purpose. It is indeed to help the machines for their aiming, but it's not merely a surrogate for Mom's face: she'll be wearing the mask during treatment to keep her head as still as possible.

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Kevin

May 13, 2009 at 5:36 PM

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