Model Linac

A Lego Radiotherapy Machine Model

A Lego set, designed by Connor from Connor’s Bricks, created to help lower anxiety in those going through Head and Neck Cancer Treatment.

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The Story:
Why would a 15 year old design a Lego set of a Linac?

In mid 2018, Connor’s grandmother was diagnosed with a tumor on her neck, which needed a six week radiotherapy treatment (made up of thirty individual daily treatments).

Also at around that time, Dr. Sean Geoghegan (SA State Director, Radiation Oncology Medical Physics) met Connor at a local Lego exhibition and they discussed how Lego could play a part in helping patients, especially children, cope with the anxiety that can often come along with radiotherapy treatment.

Since that time, Connor has been (with the wonderful support of Julie McCrossin and Sean Geoghegan), gradually working on designing and refining his model, to reach the point where he can make them available for sale as a set.

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Model Features

Minifig Scale Model

322 Lego parts, plus a 3D printed mask come together in an accurate model of a Linac perfectly suited to minifigure treatment. Each set comes with one health professional and one patient minifig with some customisation available for each one.

Rotating Gantry and Swivelling Bed

Includes a handle driven mechanism that provides rotation of the gantry as well as a swiveling bed.

Full Digital and Video Instructions

Step by step instructions included (digital pdf and also video instructions narrated by Connor) online to help you build your Model Linac Set.

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Notes:

Price above does not include shipping.
All prices displayed are in Australian Dollars.
$15 from each set is donated to the ACPSEM – Better Healthcare Technology Foundation.

Notice:

The Model Linac sets are currently unavailable due to difficulties in sourcing parts and posting packages during the pandemic. We’d like to apoligise for this, we’ll have them available again as soon as possible.

Media

Videos of the Model Linac as featured in news stories in Australia, as well as video of the Model Linac presentation from the Sydney Local Health District – Innovation Symposium 2019.