Product Description

The Treatment Brassiere dependably delivers a more uniform dose every time. It reshapes the ipsilateral breast more favorably for radiation treatments and repositions the contralateral breast away from the beams. A full brassiere library of 40 cups is available in a portable caddy for convenient, organized fitting of nearly all patients.

Applications

  • Simplified application of IMRT to breast treatments
  • Accurately repeats both shape and position, treatment after treatment
  • Reduces dose to the lungs, heart and ribs

Modalities Intensity - Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Data on increased skin dose due to the ipsilateral cup were submitted to the FDA. These data provided a comparison of skin dose increased by the Treatment Brassiere with the increase found for various thermoplastic positioning devices on the market. The skin dose due to the cup material (0.50 mm thick for small cups to about 0.63 mm thick for very large cups) was found to be substantially less than for other positioning devices. The FDA has issued a 510 (k) Marketing Clearance for the Treatment Brassiere.

Cup Selection - Cups are divided into four groups corresponding to:

  • small thoraxes (chest breadths from 27 to 32 cm)
  • medium thoraxes (chest breadths from 32 to 36 cm)
  • large thoraxes (chest breadths from 36 to 42 cm)
  • extra-large thoraxes (chest breadths over 42 cm)

Cup selection begins by measuring a patient's chest breadth when supine and wearing her clothing brassiere. This indicates the group containing the right cup for her. The cups of the group (five each for left or right) are removed from the Treatment Brassiere Caddy and the cup making the best fit is selected. (Clothing Brassiere sizes cannot be used for cup selection because of poor correlation between clothing brassiere sizes and breast volumes.)

Clothing Cup Size* Observed Volume
A 94 - 225 ml
B 146 - 458 ml
C 267 - 835 ml
D 499 - 1,120 ml
DD 988 - 1,427+ ml
DDD 2,765 - 3,176 ml

These data are based on 75 models. Some cup volumes shown are altered from other cups as required for continuous gradation.

*As reported by models.

SKU Product Chest Breadth* Breast Volume (ml)
BR-100 Basic Brassiere Library without Caddy, 40 Different Cups All All
BR-100-TBC Basic Brassiere Library with Caddy, 40 Different Cups All All
BR-100SL Small Brassiere for Left Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups) 27-32 cm 200, 300, 400, 500, 600
BR-100SR Small Brassiere for Right Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups)
BR-100ML Medium Brassiere for Left Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups) 32-36 cm 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250
BR-100MR Medium Brassiere for Right Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups)
BR-100LL Large Brassiere for Left Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups) 36-42 cm 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500
BR-100LR Large Brassiere for Right Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups)
BR-100XL X-Large Brassiere for Left Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups) Over 42 cm 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000
BR-100XR X-Large Brassiere for Right Side Treatment Cup Group (5 Cups)

* The Chest breadth is the Thorax width measured, using a caliper, with the patient on her back and wearing her clothing brassiere.

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Manufacturer RSD
Latex Free Yes
Country of Manufacture United States
Item Ships From California

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