The use of thermal plastics for immobilization of patients during radiotherapy.
A new orthopedic casting material has been adapted to use for immobilizing patients undergoing radiation therapy. The material has proven to be less cumbersome and time-consuming than other products currently in use. The necessary equipment and procedures required to form a immobilization cast using thermal plastic material are described.
D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D010969:Plastics; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*
D010969:Plastics