THE CANBERRA HOSPITAL - RADIATION ONCOLOGY - PRE-TREATMENT PREPARATION
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Before you actually receive any radiation therapy it is necessary for the radiation therapists to map out exactly the area of your body which is to receive treatment. In some cases, it might be necessary for the technicians to build a device or mould which will ensure that the treatment area remains stationary during the radiation. Those patients requiring treatment for head and neck cancers, or brain tumours, may require the construction of a special mask, which is illustrated below.
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Left: Entrance to the Simulator Control Room where pre-treatment measures will be calculated and a simulation of the treatment undertaken. Above: The work room where the technicians monitor the process. |
The simulator. |
The work area where they make moulds and frames. |
A demonstration model of a patient's mask. This is a link to a series of photos taken when my wife had a mask created and her treatment simulated. |
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Introduction.
Main reception and corridor.
Treatment reception.
Pre-treatment preparation.
Treatment preparation.
Treatment.
