Radiotherapeutical device and use thereof
AssigneeX-Technologies, Ltd.
InventorUriel Halavee
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Abstract
The present invention related to miniaturized x-ray tubes, that enable radiation treatment by locating the x-ray source within a human body in close vicinity to or inside of the area to be treated with X-rays. Advantageously, the present invention eliminates most of the problems related to the methods based on a radioactive source and offers a method for efficient and controllable radiation treatment.
Claims5
The radiotherapeutical x-ray device for the treatment of a living body having a localized treatment area comprising:
- an X-ray transducer for the generation of X-ray radiation converted from energy supplied in a predetermined form to said X-ray transducer;
- an energy source that generates said energy;
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- a conduit that supplies said energy to said X-ray transducer from said energy source;
- wherein said X-ray transducer includes an element that causes the release of X-rays upon receipt of said energy;
- wherein said energy is in the form of light and wherein said element comprises an electron omitting target material positioned to receive said light;
- wherein said electron emitting target material comprises a photocathode that is located opposite an anode, and an electrical potential is formed between said photocathode and said anode;
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- wherein said light is transmitted in a generally linear direction through said conduit and said anode and wherein said anode and photocathode are aligned to direct x-rays circumferentially and perpendicular to the linear direction of the light.
A radiotherapeutical device comprising an energy source and conductors from the energy source which are connected to an x-ray source, wherein the x-ray source comprises a photocathode and an anode;
- wherein the photocathode is at the bottom or distal end of a capsule, and is shaped to emit electrons in the direction of the anode;
- and wherein the anode is at the proximal end of the capsule, opposite the cathode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.