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Patient positioning device, diagnostic imaging/radiotherapy, moulding, thermoplastic

Device Category Dossier for Patient positioning device, diagnostic imaging/radiotherapy, moulding, thermoplastic. Australian ARTG records, sponsors,…

Thermoplastic immobilisation materials are softened by heating in hot water and moulded around the patient's body, then hardened when cooled to form a splint or cast. These devices are used to support and immobilise patient positioning during radiation therapy, imaging procedures, and diagnostic radiological procedures that require reproducible positioning.