Now that I'm recalling the details more, I remember that they had these little plastic thingies that fit into the sides of the radaition table and could be locked in place and they'd push them down on my shoulders to hold them in that same position--that plus positioning my hands on the donut must have served the same purpose.

SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"