AU2001263349A1 - Radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission - Google Patents

Radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission

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AU2001263349A1
AU2001263349A1 AU2001263349A AU6334901A AU2001263349A1 AU 2001263349 A1 AU2001263349 A1 AU 2001263349A1 AU 2001263349 A AU2001263349 A AU 2001263349A AU 6334901 A AU6334901 A AU 6334901A AU 2001263349 A1 AU2001263349 A1 AU 2001263349A1
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radiation
therapy device
controllable
emission
radiation therapy
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AU2001263349A
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Scott L. Jahrmarkt
Charles R. Slater
Kevin W. Smith
Scott T. Smith
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Syntheon LLC
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Syntheon LLC
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Priority claimed from US09/200,698 external-priority patent/US6066083A/en
Application filed by Syntheon LLC filed Critical Syntheon LLC
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Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • A61N5/1027—Interstitial 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
    • A61N5/1002—Intraluminal radiation therapy
    • A61N2005/1005—Intraluminal radiation therapy with asymmetrical radiation pattern
    • 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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
AU2001263349A 1998-11-27 2001-05-21 Radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission Abandoned AU2001263349A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/200,698 US6066083A (en) 1998-11-27 1998-11-27 Implantable brachytherapy device having at least partial deactivation capability
US09/575,431 US6471631B1 (en) 1998-11-27 2000-05-22 Implantable radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission
US09575431 2000-05-22
PCT/US2001/016435 WO2001089632A1 (en) 1998-11-27 2001-05-21 Radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission

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AU2001263349A1 true AU2001263349A1 (en) 2001-12-03

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US (2) US6471631B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001263349A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001089632A1 (en)

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