Device and method for intracavitary cancer treatment
US6036631A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for treatment of cancerous tissue from a body conduit involves insertion into the body conduit of a probe including an energy-emitting element for delivering ionizing energy. The body conduit is dilated to decrease a distance between at least a portion of the body conduit and the cancerous tissue. Ionizing energy is delivered from the energy-emitting element to selectively injure the cancerous tissue, with dilation of the body conduit minimizing the radiation dose delivered to the body conduit for a given radiation dose delivered to the cancerous tissue.
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