RE: Foam for immobilizing foot/hand

[Bruce Bugg <BRUCEB@psc.state.ga.us>]

Expanding foams are used in the packaging area all the time (similar, if
not identical to the "crazy foam" prdoducts you get at Home Depot, etc).
Be careful about the product you choose, most of the one's I've seen say
to avoid skin contact, so you'd have to wrap the area in plastic or
something to prevent that. You would also need to check for any
off-gassing fumes, I guess...

Bruce Bugg

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Wes Van Pelt [SMTP:VanPeltW@idt.net]
> Sent:	Saturday, May 15, 1999 16:11
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Foam for immobilizing foot/hand
> 
> Hi Radsafers,
> 
> I wonder if any of you medical types know of a foam product which
> would make a
> "mold" of a hand or foot such that it could be repositioned exactly
> for a nuclear
> medicine scan at a later date.
> 
> What I have in mind is a kind of "shaving cream" foam which would
> harden and form
> a half-cast of the body part.  Then the foot or hand could be later
> placed in the
> half-cast and be in exactly the same position under the gamma camera.
> 
> I am not sure if such a product or system exists, but I would
> appreciate names of
> any suppliers or vendors.
> 
> Regards,
> Wes
> --
> Wesley R. Van Pelt, Ph.D., CIH, CHP                KF2LG
> President, Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
> Consulting in radiological health and safety.
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