Abstract: A patient treatment arrangement is provided which includes a fixed beam irradiation source; and a patient positioning apparatus, the patient positioning apparatus comprising: a support member; a patient securing mechanism arranged to secure a patient to the patient support member; and a patient positioner in communication with the patient support member and operative to achieve positioning of the support member equivalent to rotation of the patient support member about a plurality of axes and translation of the patient support member along a plurality of axes, the patient positioner thereby providing substantially unrestricted variable angular access for irradiation of a target tissue of a patient secured to the patient securing mechanism from the fixed beam irradiation source.

Abstract: A method of teletherapy preparation and treatment comprising: providing at least one treatment area comprising a fixed beam irradiation source; providing a plurality of preparation areas; securing a patient to a patient presentation platform in one of the provided preparation areas; rotating and translating the patient, in the one of the provided preparation areas, to a planned irradiation angle and position in relation to the fixed beam irradiation source of the at least one treatment area; transporting the rotated and translated patient from the one of the provided preparation areas to one of the provided at least one treatment area; and irradiating a target tissue of the rotated and translated patient from the fixed beam radiation source at the planned irradiation angle and position. Preferably, the method further comprises imaging the target tissue in the provided treatment area; and finely adjusting the rotation and translation responsive to the imaging.

Abstract: A patient treatment arrangement is provided which includes a fixed beam irradiation source; and a patient positioning apparatus, the patient positioning apparatus comprising: a support member; a patient securing mechanism arranged to secure a patient to the patient support member; and a patient positioner in communication with the patient support member and operative to achieve positioning of the support member equivalent to rotation of the patient support member about a plurality of axes and translation of the patient support member along a plurality of axes, the patient positioner thereby providing substantially unrestricted variable angular access for irradiation of a target tissue of a patient secured to the patient securing mechanism from the fixed beam irradiation source.