Flexible sealed radioactive film for radiotherapy, and method of making same
AssigneeBest Industries, Inc.
InventorsKrishnan Suthanthiran, Raj Lakshman
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Abstract
A flexible sealed radioactive film for medical treatments comprising a radioactive material on or in a flexible substantially two-dimensional film and sealed in a substantially two-dimensional envelope. A number of flexible sealed radioactive film units can be provided in the form of a perforated strip wherein any number of flexible sealed film units can be easily removed from the perforated strip and applied to the site of treatment. The flexible sealed radioactive film can be easily applied to irregular contours to provide radiation treatment for diseased tissue and the like. Methods of making the flexible sealed radioactive film are also disclosed.
Claims37
A flexible sealed radioactive film for medical treatments including implantation within a living body, comprising:
- a substantially flat, flexible carrier film;
- a radioactive material in or on said flexible carrier film;
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- a substantially flat, flexible envelope having the flexible carrier film sealed therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.