An adjustable head rest for supporting the head of a patient during
radiation therapy is shown. The head rest includes a table plate, an
adjustable lead screw rotatable coupled to the table plate, a base plate
threadably coupled to the lead screw and a uniframe including a molded
member removably coupled to the base plate for supporting the head of the
patient. The method of providing radiation therapy to a patient includes
the steps of supporting the front portion of the head of the patient
within a molded member that matches the contours of the front portion of
the head of the patient; adjusting the vertical elevation of the molded
member; by rotating the lead screw; and delivering a prescribed amount of
radiation to the rear portion of the head of the patient.