Brachytherapy devices and related methods and computer program products
US8323172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of forming a low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy device include depositing a solution comprising a soluble form of a radioactive material on a substrate. A water-insoluble form of the radioactive material is formed on the substrate by chemical precipitation and/or thermal decomposition.
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