Combination radioactive and temperature self-regulating thermal seed implant for treating tumors
US5976067A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1024
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable seed for simultaneous delivery of thermal and radioactive radiation to target tissue comprises a tube or rod of a ferromagnetic alloy which, when subjected to an oscillating magnetic field will heat up, the alloy also being coated or otherwise treated with a radioactive isotope which gives off X-ray radiation during the decay thereof.
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