title: Quality assurance procedure on a Huestis Styro-former--stay on the cutting edge.
abstract: A review of variations in block positions on port film vs. simulator film at The Nashua Regional Cancer Center, Nashua, NH, prompted the development of a method of measuring the accuracy of hot wire cut molds vs. a "test" film. The procedure is done at a minimum of once a year, or when accuracy of the block cuts are suspect. This simple test insures a high degree of confidence that the resulting cut molds are appropriate for the clinical situation and the need to recut blocks as a result of an out-of-tolerance Huestis Styro-former is kept to a minimum.
authors.affiliation: Nashua Regional Cancer Center, NH 03063, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D011786:Quality Control; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods