Prophylactic cranial irradiation

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Prophylactic cranial irradiation Prophylactic cranial irradiation. a) Stretching a heated mask over the patient; when the mask gets cold it becomes rigid. b) Radiation plan for whole-brain radiotherapy, the radiation field encompassing at least 95% of the prescribed radiation dose is shown... Prophylactic cranial irradiation. a) Stretching a heated mask over the patient; when the mask gets cold it becomes rigid. b) Radiation plan for whole-brain radiotherapy, the radiation field encompassing at least 95% of the prescribed radiation dose is shown in green. Markus Glatzer et al. Breathe 2017;13:e87-e94 ©2017 by European Respiratory Society