Patent ID: 7009194

Claim:
A method for mounting at least one radiation treatment block on a radiation treatment block mounting plate comprising: (a) providing at least one radiation treatment block, said radiation treatment block having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surface; (b) providing a radiation treatment block mounting plate, said radiation treatment block mounting plate having an upper face, a lower face and at least one mounting hole or slot that extends at least partially through the radiation treatment block mounting plate from its upper surface, and wherein said mounting hole or slot is positioned to permit radiation treatment blocks having different sizes to be affixed to said radiation treatment block mounting plate; (c) providing at least one affixing means for compressibly affixing said radiation treatment block to said radiation treatment block mounting plate, wherein said affixing means has an upper portion and a lower portion; (d) placing the bottom surface of said radiation treatment block on said upper face of said radiation treatment block mounting plate; (e) attaching said upper portion of said affixing means to said radiation treatment block; (f) placing said lower portion of said affixing means through said mounting hole or slot present in said radiation treatment block mounting plate; (g) securing said lower portion of said affixing means to said radiation treatment block mounting plate; and (h) adjusting said affixing means to compressibly and releasably affix said radiation treatment block to said radiation treatment block mounting plate.