Brachytherapy seeds

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1999-01-07

2000-10-17

O'Connor, Cary

Surgery

Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy

Radioactive substance placed within body

A61M 3600, A61N 500

Patent

active

061323594

ABSTRACT:
An improved brachytherapy seed having (a) a casing for encapsulating a radioactive material, wherein a center portion of the casing has a diameter that is substantially larger than the diameter of two end portions of the casing, and/or (b) a carrier for the radioisotope, wherein the carrier has a polygonal cross section, and, optionally, one end of the carrier is rotated around the longitudinal axis of the carrier.

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