# PPC-281 ComfortProne™
( Low Profile, 13cm height, with carbon fiber baseplate )
# PPR-281 ComfortProne™
( Low Profile, 13cm height, MR version )
# PPC-282 ComfortProne™
( High Profile, 20cm height, with carbon fiber baseplate )
# PPR-282 ComfortProne™
( High Profile, 20cm height, MR version )
The prone breast system is mainly designed to reduce irradiation to the chest wall, healthy cardiac tissue and lungs, and spares the vital
organs with extra patient comfort and maximum treatment outcome during a course of external beam radiation therapy. The radiation dose is
more evenly distributed in the breast, lessening the chance of painful scar tissue forming. Prone positioning on the system with opening
bridge provides an unobstructed lateral field for pendulous breast tissues and assists to acquire optimum angle during radiation therapy
for breast cancer. The system allows for even weight distribution and two profiles (13cm and 20cm) can accommodate all patient sizes onto
the system. Its coating foam pad also makes patient comfortable and setup facile.
System has features as follows:
Why Prone Breast System?
“From many prospective studies, the prone position allows a significant decrease of ipsilateral lung dose in all patients and a favorable
trend for heart dose in patients with left sided cancer that became significant in the group of patients actually treated with prone setup.”
Treatment plans in prone (left) and supine (right) setup.
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