A mechanical aid for the treatment of carcinoma of the breast.
A relatively inexpensive mechanical aid is described which, in primary or adjuvant irradiation for breast carcinoma, allows easy and stable reproducibility of the abducted arm position, unobstructed access for lateral tangential portals, and leveling of the anterior chest for regional nodal irradiation. The device may be constructed de novo or from a commonly available treatment-table accessory.
D001132:Arm; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004467:Economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods