Patent ID: 7984715
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A pod for providing radiation treatment to a head and neck region of a patient, the pod comprising: a support shell shaped to generally conform to the shape of the head and neck region of the patient, the shell extending longitudinally from a shell caudal end to a cephalad end, the shell extending laterally from a first shell lateral edge to a second shell lateral edge, the shell defining a channel between the first and second lateral edges, the shell having a shell inner surface and a shell outer surface; a facemask configured for attachment directly to the first shell lateral edge and the second shell lateral edge of the support shell to immobilize the patient, the facemask extending laterally between a first facemask lateral edge and a second facemask lateral edge; and a facemask-to-shell attachment system comprising: wherein at least one of the shell, the facemask, and the facemask-to-shell attachment system is configured to reduce the attenuation or distortion of radiation beams directed at the patient.