Radiation Mask Art Finds the Beauty in Survivors' Darkest Moments

The soft blue thermoplastic feels warm as it's stretched against my head. We're in the process of creating my radiation mask, molding it to the exact contours of my face to better protect me during radiation therapy. For the next 15 days, the custom mask is bolted down to the table with me inside it, the plastic shell keeping me completely immobilized as a machine delivers beams of radiation ...