System and method for directing and monitoring radiation
AssigneeRemon Medical Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsAvi Penner, Yariv Porat, Eyal Doron
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Abstract
A system for monitoring, directing and controlling the dose of radiation in a medical procedure for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body. In its generic form, the system includes at least one sensor being implantable within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, the at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation. The system further includes a relaying device which is in communication with the sensor(s). The relaying device serves for relaying the information outside of the patient's body.
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A system for use in a medical procedure, said medical procedure utilizes radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one sensor adapted to be implanted within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor adapted for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device including a transducer unit designed for transducing an interrogating signal generated outside the body into a first electrical signal for powering said at least one sensor and for receiving a second electrical signal pertaining to said at least one parameter from said at least one sensor and transducing said second electrical signal into a signal transmitted outside the body thereby relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body.
In a medical procedure utilizing radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, a method of monitoring the radiation comprising the steps of:
- (a) implanting at least one sensor within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) relaying outside the patient's body, during the course of the procedure, information pertaining to said at least one parameter.
In a medical procedure utilizing radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, a method of directing the radiation relative to the specific region of the patient's body, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) implanting at least one sensor within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor being adapted for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) providing outside the body a radiation control feedback element communicating with a source of said radiation and with said at least one sensor, said radiation control feedback element serves for directing said radiation in a desired direction relative to the specific region of the patient's body;
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- (c) relaying, during the course of the procedure, information pertaining to said at least one parameter from said at least one sensor to said radiation control feedback element for effecting said step of directing said radiation in a desired direction relative to the specific region of the patient's body.
In a medical procedure utilizing radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, a method of controlling a dose of radiation applied to the specific region of the patient's body, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) implanting at least one sensor within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor being adapted for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) providing outside the body a radiation control feedback element communicating with a source of said radiation and with said at least one sensor, said radiation control feedback element serves for controlling the dose of radiation being applied to the specific region of the patient's body;
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- (c) relaying, during the course of the procedure, information pertaining to said at least one parameter from said at least one sensor to said radiation control feedback element for effecting said step of controlling the dose of radiation being applied to the specific region of the patient's body.
A system for use in a medical procedure, said medical procedure utilizes radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one sensor being implantable within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation, said at least one sensor having an identification code associated therewith;
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- (b) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device being for relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body.
A system for use in a medical procedure, said medical procedure utilizes radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one sensor being implantable within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor being for sensing at least one physiological parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device being for relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body.
A system for use in a medical procedure, said medical procedure utilizes radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one sensor being implantable within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said. at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
- (b) a power source for powering said at least one sensor to thereby enable sensing said at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (c) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device being for relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body.
A system for use in a medical procedure, said medical procedure utilizes radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one sensor being implantable within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device being for relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body;
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- (c) an extracorporeal monitoring unit communicating with said relaying device, said extracorporeal monitoring unit serves for receiving information pertaining to said at least one parameter, said extracorporeal monitoring unit including a radiation control feedback element, said radiation control feedback element communicating with a source of the radiation and being for directing the radiation in a desired direction relative to said at least one sensor and/or for controlling a radiation dose applied to the specific region of the patient's body.
A implant for use in a medical procedure, the medical procedure utilizing radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the implant comprising:
- (a) an implant body being adapted for intrabody implantation;
- (b) at least one sensor being attached to, or forming a part of said implant body, said at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (c) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device being for relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body.
A system for use in a medical procedure, said medical procedure utilizes radiation for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one sensor adapted to be implanted within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, said at least one sensor adapted for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation;
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- (b) a relaying device being in communication with said at least one sensor, said relaying device including at least one first transducer unit designed for transducing an interrogating signal generated outside the body into a first electrical signal for powering said at least one sensor and at least one second transducer unit for receiving a second electrical signal pertaining to said at least one parameter from said at least one sensor and transducing said second electrical signal into a signal transmitted outside the body thereby relaying information pertaining to said at least one parameter and therefore to said radiation outside of the patient's body.
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