METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FIXING PATIENT TO BE SUBJECTED TO ROTATION RADIATION THERAPY WITH HORIZONTAL THERAPEUTIC PROTON BEAM Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves tightly fastening patient back, feet, hands and forearms as well as head with head rest to corresponding units and members of an armchair. Body members are fixed by applying compression, stress and tension are applied to articulation tissues when moving neighboring body members in forced mode to involve as large number of articulations as it is possible. The armchair has a seat with lateral pelvis support. It is placed on massive horizontal bearing plate having pedestal, movable knee rests and lateral pelvis rests. Backs, unit for fastening arms and unit for stretching the vertebral column are mounted on rigid vertical rod attached to the posterior plate edge. All units are provided with fixing sides. EFFECT: controllable and rigid fixation of a patient in an armchair. 14 cl, 3 dwg