title: An isocentrically mounted stand for total body irradiation.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to construct a stand to support a patient for total body photon irradiation and to expedite the set-up and treatment by rotating the stand. As in other isocentric treatments, the midline dose is impacted less by source-to-skin distance variations. The method of immobilizing the patient is described. A 10 mm lucite plate is supported in front of the patient to increase skin dose. A matrix of holes in this plate serves to index the location of blocks used to shield the lungs. The dosimetry of the set-up is described, as is the production of tissue deficit compensators. The results of phantom studies and in vivo thermoluminescent dosimetry measurements are presented.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Medical Physics Center, Lynnwood, WA, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rieke
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hafermann
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods*; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods