AU1745599A - Method and system for making radioactive sources for interstitial brachytherapy and sources made thereby - Google Patents

Method and system for making radioactive sources for interstitial brachytherapy and sources made thereby

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AU1745599A
AU1745599A AU17455/99A AU1745599A AU1745599A AU 1745599 A AU1745599 A AU 1745599A AU 17455/99 A AU17455/99 A AU 17455/99A AU 1745599 A AU1745599 A AU 1745599A AU 1745599 A AU1745599 A AU 1745599A
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sources
interstitial brachytherapy
making radioactive
making
radioactive sources
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AU17455/99A
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Robert Robertson
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21G—CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
    • G21G4/00—Radioactive sources
    • G21G4/04—Radioactive sources other than neutron sources
    • G21G4/06—Radioactive sources other than neutron sources characterised by constructional features
    • G21G4/08—Radioactive sources other than neutron sources characterised by constructional features specially adapted for medical application
    • 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
    • A61N5/1027—Interstitial radiation therapy
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21G—CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
    • G21G1/00—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes
    • G21G1/04—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes outside nuclear reactors or particle accelerators
    • G21G1/10—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes outside nuclear reactors or particle accelerators by bombardment with electrically charged particles
    • 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
    • A61N2005/1019—Sources therefor
    • A61N2005/1024—Seeds
AU17455/99A 1997-12-19 1998-12-15 Method and system for making radioactive sources for interstitial brachytherapy and sources made thereby Abandoned AU1745599A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US6828897P 1997-12-19 1997-12-19
US60068288 1997-12-19
PCT/CA1998/001177 WO1999033063A1 (en) 1997-12-19 1998-12-15 Method and system for making radioactive sources for interstitial brachytherapy and sources made thereby

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AU1745599A true AU1745599A (en) 1999-07-12

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AU17455/99A Abandoned AU1745599A (en) 1997-12-19 1998-12-15 Method and system for making radioactive sources for interstitial brachytherapy and sources made thereby

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AU (1) AU1745599A (en)
CA (1) CA2256189A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999033063A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

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US6419621B1 (en) * 1997-10-24 2002-07-16 Radiomed Corporation Coiled brachytherapy device
US6471630B1 (en) 1998-03-24 2002-10-29 Radiomed Corporation Transmutable radiotherapy device
US6436026B1 (en) 1999-10-22 2002-08-20 Radiomed Corporation Flexible, continuous, axially elastic interstitial brachytherapy source
EP1232770A1 (en) * 2001-02-15 2002-08-21 AEA Technology QSA GmbH Radioactive capsule seed
EP1232769A1 (en) * 2001-02-15 2002-08-21 AEA Technology QSA GmbH Capsule seed manufactured with Pd-103
EP1321948A1 (en) * 2001-12-21 2003-06-25 Ion Beam Applications S.A. Method and device for generating radioisotopes from a target
US6761679B2 (en) 2002-07-02 2004-07-13 Board Of Supervisors Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Embedded radiation emitter for the localization and dosimetry of brachytherapy seed implants

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US4088532A (en) * 1972-06-28 1978-05-09 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Targets for producing high purity 123 I
US4752432A (en) * 1986-06-18 1988-06-21 Computer Technology And Imaging, Inc. Device and process for the production of nitrogen-13 ammonium ion from carbon-13/fluid slurry target
US4994013A (en) * 1988-07-28 1991-02-19 Best Industries, Inc. Pellet for a radioactive seed
US5405309A (en) * 1993-04-28 1995-04-11 Theragenics Corporation X-ray emitting interstitial implants

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CA2256189A1 (en) 1999-06-19

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase