Radiation shielding apparatus for implantable radioactive seeds
US12053644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F1/085
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to devices for use in radiation therapy. Various configurations of shielding materials within shielding layers, such as for use in shielding radiation from radioactive sources within implanted radioactive carriers, are discussed herein.
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