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US 2003/0171637 A1Published application
Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy
OwnerRichard A. Terwilliger, Gary A. Lamoureuxinventors
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Abstract
A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy comprising a substantially axially stiff and longitudinally flexible elongated member made of material, which is bio-absorbable in living tissue and a plurality of radioactive seeds dispersed in a predetermined array within the member. The delivery system and method further customize the member based on a prescription.
Claims22
A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
- first creating a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies the a number and spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand;
- and
- second creating a treatment strand by molding treatment seeds in a material.
A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
- first accepting a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies the spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand;
- and
- second, creating a treatment strand during which in the second step the spacing between treatment seeds can be independently set.
A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
- first accepting a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies a number and spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand;
- and
- second creating a treatment strand by molding treatment seeds in a material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.