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Coordinating Perfect Alignment

Prior to your first proton treatment, your radiation therapists will perform a simulation. You will be placed in your immobilization device and positioned on the treatment table or in the treatment chair. The therapists will then take x-rays and compare them to the images created from the CT scans taken during the pre-treatment preparation process.

The therapists will examine the results and adjust your position until the images match. At that point they will record the alignment coordinates for use on subsequent treatment days and proceed with your first treatment. Because the initial alignment is so important, your first treatment will take much longer than your subsequent daily treatments.