Figure 1.

Positioning device and patient preparation. Positioning device hooked to the a) CT simulator and b) Varian treatment couch with PMMA frames with a 15 cm diameter circular opening placed inside the table top, c) PMMA frames with different diameters and positions, d)Patient preparation: the contra-lateral breast was bandaged, the pads are glued to the skin by their adhesive area, when the patient lies on the table the plastic bolts are inserted inside the corresponding holes and the breast is fixed to the table by nuts.