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How do you simulate a patient with a large beard who needs a thermoplastic mask?
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Radiation Oncology · Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
I just sim these patients as normal. I assume you're talking about a H&N Ca patient. I counsel these patients that radiation "shaves" their beard, eventually and sparsely/unattractively at that, so it's usually not a big deal to get someone to shave if you so desired it. Also, you can't predict if t...