Title:
IMPROVED APPLICATORS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/011336
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An applicator for brachytherapy radiation avoids over- radiation in the distal axial direction from a source positioned in the applicator, by attenuating distal axial radiation which tends to over-radiate, causing a "hot spot" in tissue in the axial direction, when the radiation travels through air space in the lumen.
Inventors:
AXELROD STEVE (US)
RUSCH THOMAS W (US)
KELLEY LINDA (US)
MANTESE LUCYMARIE (US)
RUSCH THOMAS W (US)
KELLEY LINDA (US)
MANTESE LUCYMARIE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/004297
Publication Date:
March 24, 2016
Filing Date:
July 24, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
XOFT INC (US)
International Classes:
A61M36/04
Foreign References:
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US20030153803A1 | 2003-08-14 | |||
US20080009659A1 | 2008-01-10 | |||
US20080177127A1 | 2008-07-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FREIBURGER, Thomas, M. (Tiburon, CA, US)
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