Table 1.

Position of patient according to tumour location.

Tumour location	Trunk	Neck	Extremities
Head and neck	Supine	Extension	Arms along the length of the body; caudal retraction of the shoulders
Lung	Supine	Neutral	Arms flexed above the head
Upper abdomen	Supine	Neutral	Arms flexed above the head
Pelvis-rectum	Prone/supine	Flexion	Arms in front of the head
Pelvis-cervix	Supine	Neutral	Arms crossed over the chest