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Radiotherapeutical device and use thereof

US6324257A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1999
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2235/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention related to miniaturized x-ray tubes, that enable radiation treatment by locating the x-ray source within a human body in close vicinity to or inside of the area to be treated with X-rays. Advantageously, the present invention eliminates most of the problems related to the methods based on a radioactive source and offers a method for efficient and controllable radiation treatment.

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