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AssigneesThomas Jefferson University, Drexel University
InventorsPaul Stauffer, Voichita Bar-ad, Mark Hurwitz, Adam Luginbuhl, Michele Marcolongo, Dario Rodrigues, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Katsiaryna Prudnikova
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A device having a biocompatible polymer as a body and regularly spaced radiation seeds and regularly spaced magnetic materials disposed of within the body of the biocompatible polymer, or uniformly distributed liquid radiation and magnetic fluid materials within a polymer slab, hollow thick wall polymer shell, or thin wall polymer balloon, as suitable for surgical placement within a resection cavity for treatment of at-risk tissue in the tumor margin with local hyperthermia in combination with radiation and potentially also with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy that is slowly released from the biocompatible polymer.
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A multimodality treatment system comprising:
A multimodality treatment system comprising:
A multimodality treatment system, wherein the magnetic material is injectable and the biocompatible expandable balloon is inflated with the magnetic material.
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