Brassiere for radiation therapy

Abstract

A brassiere for radiation therapy is disclosed. The brassiere for radiation therapy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pair of cups configured to cover breasts of a patient; a coupling member positioned between the pair of cups and configured to couple the pair of cups to each other; back bands configured to be in close contact with a back of the patient; and side compression bands, the side compression bands having one ends coupled to the pair of cups at the coupling member, respectively, and the other ends detachably coupled to the back bands, respectively, wherein positions of the breasts of the patient are changed by adjusting positions on the back bands to which the other ends of side compression bands are coupled. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a brassiere for radiation therapy that is capable of compressing the breasts of the patient enough to flatten irregularities of breast skin tissue without excessively compressing a chest of the patient, and of isolating a contra-lateral intact breast to prevent a radiation dose from being transmitted to the contra-lateral intact breast.

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