title: Modification to the side rails of a manufacturer's couch.
abstract: A new version of a manufacturer's couch no longer has rails that span the length of each side of the couch. Modification of the original couch to include a spinal section and a stretched mylar top have split this rail into three sections. The gaps between these sections have been fitted with interlocking bars that can readily be removed. By this means, the usefulness of the earlier model couch in terms of attaching treatment devices and aids to any part of the side has been restored, while at the same time not interfering with the demands of the new, multipurpose couch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Biggs
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators