Crystalline lens protector for radiation therapy
AssigneesPAPRICA Lab. Co., Ltd., J and Yl Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung In KIM, Sang Hoon HEO, Song Yi HEO, Min Jae CHOI, Sung Jun LIM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a crystalline lens protector for a radiation therapy, comprising: a shielding member attached to the front portion of the eyeball including a crystalline lens, so as to block radiation emitted at the eyeball from a radiotherapy machine; and a cover member provided on the outer side surface of the shielding member so as to block radiation backscattered to the eyelid from the shielding member. Therefore, the crystalline lens protector for a radiation therapy, according to the present invention, prevents eyelid exposure caused by the backscattering of radiation.
Claims10
A crystalline lens protector for radiation therapy, comprising:
- a shield member attached to a front surface of an eyeball comprising a lens to shield the eyeball against radiation from a radiotherapy machine;
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- a cover member installed on an outer surface of the shield member to block radiation that is backscattered from the shield member to an eyelid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.