Conformable sheet material for use in brachytherapy

Details Conformable sheet material for use in brachytherapy Conformable sheet material for use in brachytherapy

1986-07-07

1988-07-05

Coven, Edward M.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

A61N 512

Patent

active

047547456

ABSTRACT:
A delivery system for brachytherapy comprising a conformable sheet of material which is absorbable in living tissue and a plurality of radioactive seeds in a predetermined array within the sheet. In one form, the sheet is a continuous flexible film in which the seeds are positioned in a predetermined array and which film can be sutured or stapled in place on the surface of a tumor area.

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