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 The AccuFix™ IMRT Quick-fix™ Carbon Fiber Pelvis System uses the widely popular knee wedge technique for easy and accurate pelvis target reproducibility. This system flattens the lower lumbar for more comfortable and repeatable patient positioning. The knee wedge can be indexed to the board at a variety of locations . The board includes a left and right millimeter scale for easy superior to inferior positioning of the patient. This board can be indexed or repeatedly mounted to most treatment, simulator and CT tops. The Quick-fix™ pelvis system can be used with a wide variety of different shapes and sizes of thermoplastics. The board comes with a set of 6” handles, however 12”, 18”, or 24” Opti-Handles are also available.
The Aqua-Belt™ technique uses a specially processed, narrow 6” wide belt of low shrink Aquaplast RT™ thermoplastic, covering only the iliac crest spine. This leaves unrestricted access to the symphysis pubis for an ultrasound probe, and for AP, LAO , and RAO fields. The Aqua-Belt™ keeps the patient in a reproducible center “X” position on the system, while the leg positioning wedge reproduces the “Y” and “Z” coordinates of the iliac crest. Therapists generally agree that the use of the legs for patient positioning of the pelvis is an easy, accurate and comfortable technique for IMRT and 3-D CRT treatment of the prostate.
The Aqua-Brief™ technique uses a 12” x 24” sheet of Aquaplast RT and a three point fixation system covering the pelvic region, but not the abdomen.
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