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An improvement in the use of plaster bandage for patient contouring
Author(s) -
Barish Robert J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.597135
Subject(s) - contouring , bandage , medicine , nuclear medicine , surgery , biomedical engineering , medical physics , dentistry , materials science , computer science , computer graphics (images)
The setting time of plaster bandage used for patient contouring can be decreased by adding potassium sulfate to the dip water. A small amount of this inexpensive chemical can have a significant effect. This improvement gives the physicist sufficient control of the process so that contours may be made from plaster as quickly as they are made with stiff wire, but with improved accuracy.