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US 2006/0224034 A1Published application
Radiation shield
OwnerKenneth Reeverinventor
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Abstract
A radiation shield for insertion into a living body, comprises a compliant member formed of a material which, when formed into a desired shape, substantially retains that shape during insertion into the body, the compliant member including a radiation shielding material and a biocompatible material forming an outer surface thereof.
Claims30
A radiation shield for insertion into a living body, comprising:
- a compliant member adapted to be formed in a desired shape;
- a radiation shielding material of the compliant member;
- and
- a biocompatible material forming an outer surface of the compliant member.
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A method for radiation treatment comprising:
- implanting a radiation shield between a target tissue to which radiation is to be directed and a surrounding non-targeted tissue, the radiation shield being formed of a material adapted to prevent the radiation to be applied from passing therethrough;
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- irradiating the target tissue from a source located such that the radiation shield is disposed between the source and the surrounding tissue.
A tissue protector for implantation in a body adjacent to tissue targeted for at least one of radiation and heat treatment, the tissue protector comprising:
- a radiation shield formed of a material preventing the radiation to be applied from passing therethrough;
- a heat insulating component adapted to block a transfer of heat therethrough;
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- a bio-compatible component surrounding the radiation shield and the heat insulating component.
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A radiation treatment device comprising:
- a radiation shield implantable between a target tissue to which radiation is to be directed and a surrounding non-targeted tissue;
- and
- a component of the radiation shield adapted to prevent the radiation to be applied from passing therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.