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8183541 |
Inverse treatment planning method
The invention relates to a radiation treatment apparatus and an inverse treatment planning method for intensity modulated particle therapy for the treatment of a target within a biological system...
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8182410 |
Peripheral radiotherapy of protruding conformable organs
A system for and method of applying non-invasive brachytherapy to a targeted volume within a protruding organ of a patient, employs an applicator constructed so as to be positioned relative to the...
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8114005 |
Method for modifying skin distance from a brachytherapy balloon applicator
In brachytherapy radiation treatment, particularly on the breast following a tumor resection, adequate skin to balloon distance must be maintained, to avoid damage to the skin. Often the distance...
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8109865 |
Antiproton production and delivery for imaging and termination of undesirable cells
Systems and methods for using antiprotons for terminating unwanted or undesirable cells which can be used in the treatment of conditions caused by the existence and/or proliferation of such...
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8100818 |
Beta radiotherapy emitting surgical device and methods of use thereof
A surgical device for localized delivery of beta radiation in surgical procedures, particularly ophthalmic procedures. Preferred surgical devices include a cannula with a beta radiotherapy emitting...
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8088055 |
Plan-based medical image registration for radiotherapy
A method determines an error in aligning a patient with a radiation beam. A planning volume V is acquired during treatment planning, and a treatment volume I is acquired during treatment. For each...
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8084438 |
Compositions and methods of sphingosine kinase inhibitors in radiation therapy of various cancers
The present invention relates to Sphingosine kinase inhibitors that are useful for treating various cancers. The invention further relates to compositions and methods of SPK inhibitors, including...
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8079964 |
Method and apparatus for inserting biopsy site marker in marker body
An apparatus for inserting a marking element into a marker body includes a body portion, an insertion member, and a pushing member. The body portion has a compartment configured to receive a marker...
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8071966 |
Control device for controlling an irradiation procedure, particle therapy unit, and method for irradiating a target volume
The present embodiments relate to a control device for controlling an irradiation procedure, which is designed in such a way that a target volume is irradiated by at least two irradiation...
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8053745 |
Device and method for administering particle beam therapy
A device for circumscribing a target site with a beam. The target site is located within a target body. The path of the beam is varied rotationally so as to form a cone with an isocenter at the...
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8049187 |
Charged particle beam irradiating apparatus
The present invention provides a charged particle beam irradiating apparatus capable of irradiating a charged particle beam using both a wobbler method and a scanning method. A charged particle...
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8033977 |
Methods of enhancing radiation effects with metal nanoparticles
The present invention provides methods of using metal nanoparticles 0.5 to 400 nm in diameter to enhance the dose and effectiveness of x-rays or of other kinds of radiation in therapeutic regimes...
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8012455 |
Radioactive source materials formable into various shapes
The present invention provides an integral source material, the integral source material has at least one nuclide that is an integral source material having at least one nuclide that is activatable...
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7963902 |
Computer prescribed treatment to reduced damage from radiation therapy and chemotherapy
This invention describes the use of a process for treating neoplastic masses, in which the damage to healthy cells surrounding the mass is reduced as compared to current treatment processes, hi...
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7952081 |
Device for determining aim position of charged particle beam, method of using the device, and treatment device employing device for determining aim position
A subject is imaged for treatment of the subject such as an eye to be inspected, while irradiating a charged particle beam on the eye, so that an aim position of a charged particle beam for...
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7907987 |
System for delivering conformal radiation therapy while simultaneously imaging soft tissue
A device and a process for performing high temporal- and spatial-resolution MR imaging of the anatomy of a patient during intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to directly measure and...
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7901344 |
Methods of reducing surgical complications in cancer patients
A method of treating irradiated tissue, such as for revascularizing and preventing or reducing wound healing complications in a human or other animal subject having cancer. The method comprises...
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7899517 |
Real time radiation treament planning system
A real time radiation treatment planning system for use in effecting radiation therapy of a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body. A processor is provided with a three-dimensional...
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7887475 |
Computer searchable anatomical database and visual key
A pictorially searchable anatomical database with computer assisted mapping is presented. The pictorial portion of the database and the textual portion of the database are fully unified, i.e., all...
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7885382 |
Radiation treatment using x-ray source
Methods and apparatus are described for irradiating living tissue via a cavity or lumen, using an inflatable balloon applicator. In a preferred embodiment the applicator balloon has a balloon skin...
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7883458 |
System for remotely controlling two or more medical devices
A system for remotely controlling multiple medical devices. Included in the system are at least a first medical device and a second medical device, each of which are capable of performing one or...
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7867177 |
Method for the identification, diagnosis and treatment of somatic dysfunctions
A method for etiologic diagnosis of somatic dysfunctions of a patient and a therapeutic method for correction of said somatic dysfunctions, comprising the steps of identifying the presence of at...
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7857745 |
Method for function monitoring in medical accelerator systems
A method for function monitoring in medical accelerator systems, wherein at least one signal characterizing the operation of at least one medical accelerator, is acquired, digitized and deposited...
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7846901 |
Method for inhibiting or treating intestinal damage caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy comprising administering substance-P
Disclosed herein are a composition for prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal damage comprising Substance-P as an active ingredient, a use of Substance-P for the preparation of a medicament...
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7838852 |
Medical radiation apparatus
A medical radiation apparatus has a beam source and a deflection apparatus, which can be activated by means of a data processing device according to a radiation schedule generated using a recording...
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7834334 |
Particle therapy system
A particle therapy system for irradiating a volume of a patient to be irradiated with high-energy particles is provided. The system includes a radiation outlet of a radiation delivery and...
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7812034 |
Method of using protease inhibitors for the treatment of liposarcomas
Liposarcomas are treated using HIV protease inhibitors, particularly nelfinavir. The protease inhibitors may be used alone or in combination with traditional cancer treatments, such as...
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7783006 |
Radiation treatment using x-ray source
Methods and apparatus are described for irradiating living tissue via a cavity or lumen, using an inflatable balloon applicator. In a preferred embodiment the applicator balloon has a balloon skin...
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7771339 |
Method and system for radiotherapy treatment
A method for radiotherapy treatment of a target organ in the vicinity of the rectum in an individual comprises withdrawing the rectum in a dorsal direction to increase a distance between the rectum...
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7755068 |
Laser-accelerated proton therapy units and superconducting electromagnet systems for same
Compact particle selection and collimation devices are disclosed for delivering beams of ions with desired energy spectra. These devices are useful with laser-accelerated ion therapy systems, in...
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7738971 |
Post-sterilization programming of surgical instruments
A surgical instrument with a programmable control unit and methods for programming the control unit while the surgical instrument is in a sterile container. The method may comprise packaging the...
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7727137 |
Balloon brachytherapy applicator and method
Methods and applicator apparatus are disclosed for brachytherapy treatment of tissue surrounding a cavity in a patient, particularly a resection cavity. In treatment regimes requiring recovery time...
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7708682 |
Method and device for planning a radiation therapy
A method and apparatus for planning a radiation therapy are disclosed. A radiation dose distribution is adapted on the basis of shape and position variations of the organs of interest determined...
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7638779 |
Medical radiotherapy assembly
The invention relates to a radiotherapy assembly comprising a particle emitter (2) with an exit window (4) for a fixed particle stream (6) and a patient support device (16) comprising a patient...
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7630849 |
Method of automated calibration and diagnosis of laboratory instruments
Method and system providing an automated workflow for installing and/or calibrating laboratory equipment. The workflow empowers an end user to perform installation and calibration thereby reducing...
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7611452 |
Wizard and template for treatment planning
An interface is provided to a user to perform a plurality of treatment planning operations associated with the treatment plan before the treatment plan is optimized. The treatment planning...
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7613478 |
Method and system for portability of clinical images using a high-quality display and portable device
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for improved clinical workflow using wireless communication. A system for remote image display includes a data source with...
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7579603 |
Particle therapy device and method of designing a radiation path
A particle therapy device and method of designing a radiation path is provided. The particle therapy device comprising an accelerator and particle beam delivery unit that accelerates particles and...
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7540998 |
Delivery system and prescription method for interstitial radiation therapy using enhanced parametric release sterilization techniques
A process is provided for sterilizing brachytherapy devices with Ethylene Oxide gas and releasing the devices on a parametric release basis. Devices that can be sterilized with this process include...
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7537560 |
Containment, shielding, information display, distribution and administration of radioactive pharmaceuticals
A shielded radioactive medical apparatus has a tubular housing with a quick release cap configured for closing an open end of the tubular housing. A quick release mechanism holds the quick release...
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7531810 |
Integrated half-beam profile measurement and polar profile for circular radiation field symmetry assessment
A method for routine monitoring and quality assurance of field asymmetry of high energy circular radiation beam producing equipment. The quality assurance process of field symmetry for devices such...
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7530940 |
Methods of enhancing radiation effects with metal nanoparticles
The present invention provides methods of using metal nanoparticles 0.5 to 400 nm in diameter to enhance the dose and effectiveness of x-rays or of other kinds of radiation in therapeutic regimes...
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7527593 |
Active template guide plate and system and method for utilizing same
A guide plate for inserting, into a body, instruments, such as needles, used for medical purposes, comprising a plurality of openings for receiving an instrument; for each of the openings, a sensor...
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7524274 |
Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy
A system for treating tissue surrounding a resected cavity that is subject to a proliferative tissue disorder is provided. The system includes a tissue fixation device including a catheter body...
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7488956 |
Support and positioning system for miniature radioactive sources by aerodynamic levitation and application to a device for continuous characterisation of prostate implants
The invention relates to a support and positioning system for at least one miniaturized element in the form of a cylinder. The system comprises a tube comprising an upper part, a median part and a...
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7473913 |
Gantry system for a particle therapy facility
The invention relates to a gantry system for a particle therapy facility, having a beam guidance gantry which has elements for beam guidance, and having a measurement gantry which has a device for...
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7453076 |
Bi-polar treatment facility for treating target cells with both positive and negative ions
A system for treating target cells with both positive and negative ions comprises a bi-polar beam delivery system configured to create and deliver both positive ion beams and negative ion beams....
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7442162 |
Method and apparatus for treatment planning using implanted radioactive seeds
A pre-computed sensitivity function providing ex ante assessment of optimal placement of a single radioactive seed, is used for sequential placement of multiple radioactive seeds. The location of...
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7402819 |
Respiration phantom for quality assurance
A respiration phantom that may be used to perform quality assurance on a radiation delivery system. The respiration phantom includes a human-like skeletal structure, at least one deformable...
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7372053 |
Rotating gantry of particle beam therapy system
A rotating gantry includes a link frame for supporting a plurality of rollers which rotatably support the rotating gantry, a brake for releasing a braking force applied to at least one of the...
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