Method and apparatus for uniform radiation treatment of vascular

Surgery – Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy

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ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for intravascular radiotherapy for prevention of stenosis following angioplasty or other trauma to coronary arteries caused by smooth muscle cell hyperplasia in which a uniform dosage of radiation is delivered to the walls of the artery by positively positioning a radioactive source at the radial center of the artery being treated.

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