Patent ID: 7306612

Claim:
A head and neck immobilization device for preventing the movement of a cranial spinal column during radiation applications to the cranial spinal column, said device comprising: a base having a first end, a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface; a support frame being attached to and extending upwardly from said upper surface, said support frame being positioned generally adjacent to said first end of said base, said support frame including a plurality of vertically orientated columns, each of said columns having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, each of said apertures being horizontally aligned with one of said apertures in each of said columns, each of said columns having at least three apertures extending therethrough; a mounting being positioned on said support frame and being selectively positioned between an upper portion of said support frame and a lower portion of said support frame, said mounting comprising a plate having a plurality openings extending therethrough, each of said columns extending through one of said openings in said plate such that said plate is moveably mounted on said columns in a substantially horizontal orientation, said plate having a peripheral edge, each of a plurality of bores extending into said peripheral edge and into one of said openings, wherein each of said bores may be selectively aligned with one of said apertures; a securing member being adapted for releasably securing said mounting to said frame in a fixed position, said securing member including a plurality of pins, each of said pins being removably extendable into one of said bores and a correspondingly aligned one of said apertures; and a head support being mounted to and extending outwardly away from said mounting, said head support including a face receiving member for receiving a head in a downward facing position.