Real time brachytherapy spatial registration and visualization system
US7201715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1012
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring loading of radiation into an insertion device for use in a radiation therapy treatment to determine whether the treatment will be in agreement with a radiation therapy plan. In a preferred embodiment, optical sensors and radiation sensors are used to monitor loading of radioactive seeds and spacers into a needle as part of a prostate brachytherapy treatment.
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