Radiation therapy apparatus with selective shielding capability
US7686755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1094
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Brachytherapy applicators incorporate various forms of selective shielding devices for controlling the direction and intensity of radiation directed at a patient's tissue. In some forms the applicators include a retractable sheath, in some a series of retractable fingers. In other forms the applicator, having an inflatable balloon, has a shield which is retractable from a position adjacent to the balloon or retracted from the balloon, or a shield can itself be inflatable, separately or together with the balloon.
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