The soft blue thermoplastic feels warm as it's stretched against my head. We're creating my radiation mask, molding it to the exact contours of my face to better protect me during radiation therapy ...
Every day for 35 days, Beri Trestrail had a mask placed over her face and bolted to a table while she underwent radiation treatment. The netlike mask was formed to the shape of the Vancouver woman’s ...
MILWAUKEE -- A radiation therapist at Froedtert Hospital is designing and painting protective masks for young patients in need of radiation treatment. “I`ve made 16,” Courtney Belot said in early ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Upstate Cancer Center will auction off 93 used radiation therapy masks that have been transformed into works of art at a fundraiser to benefit cancer patients 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 ...
After a cancer patient at the Clinic expressed her desire to use her radiation therapy mask during art therapy, word spread. Art therapists at the other locations adopted the idea as well in their own ...
The Queen of Shitty Robots took a break from making more shitty robots to chat about her experience with radiation treatment and make some not-so-shitty art. After undergoing surgery to remove a brain ...
IOWA CITY - Children who brave the reality of radiation therapy often are thought of as heroes. Super heroes. And a University of Iowa administrator has created a way for them to look the part. Jana ...
The Grandview Heights Public Library will host an exhibition of radiation masks worn by head and neck cancer patients that have been transformed into works of art. "Courage Unmasked for Joan's Fund" ...
The Columbus Arts Ball’s Courage Unmasked event, held at the Bluestone in downtown Columbus Saturday night highlighted several national artists and their renditions of “cancer artwork.” The Columbus ...
Kitchen Table Foundation expands to support first responders' mental health needs The Kitchen Table Foundation is a nonprofit that works to give first responders a safe space to gather together ...