ATE514457T1 - Expandierbares brachytherapiegerät - Google Patents

Expandierbares brachytherapiegerät

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ATE514457T1
ATE514457T1 AT07843944T AT07843944T ATE514457T1 AT E514457 T1 ATE514457 T1 AT E514457T1 AT 07843944 T AT07843944 T AT 07843944T AT 07843944 T AT07843944 T AT 07843944T AT E514457 T1 ATE514457 T1 AT E514457T1
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George D Hermann
Tommy G Nguyen
Than Nguyen
Doug S Sutton
Luis R Urquidi
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Cianna Medical Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1014—Intracavitary radiation therapy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1014—Intracavitary radiation therapy
    • A61N5/1015—Treatment of resected cavities created by surgery, e.g. lumpectomy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1014—Intracavitary radiation therapy
    • A61N2005/1018—Intracavitary radiation therapy with multiple channels for guiding radioactive sources

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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EP (2) EP2380630B1 (de)
JP (2) JP5234827B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE514457T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2007307854B2 (de)
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