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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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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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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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7361134 |
Method and apparatus for real time dosimetry
The present invention provides a method of determining the dose rate of a radiation source including locating three or more detectors in the vicinity of said source, each for providing an output...
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7351192 |
Selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for radioisotope seeds
A selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for retaining and positioning elements used in brachytherapy procedures comprises a bioresorbable tube having a closed distal end and...
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7312461 |
Laparoscopic tumor therapy using high energy electron irradiation
A laparoscopic tumor therapy method and an articulated electron beam transport system are provided for use with a high power, long focus electron source for tumor therapy. The high power, long...
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7311655 |
Method for manufacturing radioactive brachytherapy source material, brachytherapy source material and encapsulated radioactive brachytherapy source
The invention relates to a method for producing a radioactive brachytherapy source material comprising indium-114m in radioactive equilibrium with indium-114 as main radioactive isotopes. A new...
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7265199 |
Poly-tri-fluoro-ethoxypolyphosphazene coverings and films
The present invention relates to an anti-thrombogenic, physically well-tolerated polymer and its use for manufacturing sheaths and films as a component of therapeutic devices for preventing...
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7264584 |
Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body
A method of turning a medical device, having a magnetically responsive element associated with its distal end, at an operating point within an operating region inside a patient's body from an...
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7229417 |
Methods for marking a biopsy site
Implantable devices and methods of use are disclosed for marking the location of a biopsy or surgery for the purpose of identification. The methods include providing a biodegradable radiodense...
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7229400 |
Automated radioisotope seed loader system for implant needles
An automated system for loading low dose radioisotope seeds into a plurality of implant needles is comprised of a loading station into which a replaceable cartridge may be positioned. The cartridge...
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7228202 |
Industrial robot
A communication system for safe wireless control of an maneuverable object. A control unit includes an operator for operating the object and a receiver for receiving wireless information. A...
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7223226 |
Brachytherapy needle and methods for assembling same
Needles and methods of plugging a needle having a tip opening with an inside diameter and a needle tip length, wherein the methods generally comprise the steps of, providing a plug material having...
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7217235 |
Solid state brachytherapy applicator
The invention relates to a solid state brachytherapy applicator for performing radiation therapy treatment in an animal body, said applicator at least comprising an X-ray emitting surface composed...
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7199375 |
Radiation shielding container that encloses a vial of one or more radioactive seeds
An apparatus in one example comprises a vial that comprises a vial bottom and a vial cap that connect to enclose one or more radioactive seeds; and a radiation shielding container that comprises a...
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7197404 |
Computation of radiating particle and wave distributions using a generalized discrete field constructed from representative ray sets
The present system and method for simulating particles and waves is useful for calculations involving nuclear and full spectrum radiation transport, quantum particle transport, plasma transport and...
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7192395 |
Modification of polymer surfaces as radioisotope carriers
A radioactive source is made by forming a polymer layer substantially free of inorganic polymers on a substrate material, and exposing the polymer layer to a radioactive isotope. The source is...
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7163703 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of primary and metastatic neoplastic diseases using arsenic compounds
The invention relates to the use of arsenic compounds to treat a variety of neoplastic diseases. The present invention encompasses the administration to a mammal of arsenic in the form of a salt,...
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7161164 |
Device and method for attenuating radiation from in vivo electrical devices
A garment and method for reducing electromagnetic radiation produced by a transmitting device typically located inside a body. The garment may include material to prevent or lower electromagnetic...
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7132116 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of primary and metastatic neoplastic diseases using arsenic compounds
The invention relates to the use of arsenic compounds to treat a variety of neoplastic diseases. The present invention encompasses the administration to a mammal of arsenic in the form of a salt,...
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7070968 |
DNA damaging agents in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to the signalling pathways connecting DNA damage, such as that induced by ionizing radiation or alkylating agents, and phosphorylation by tyrosine kinases.
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7063658 |
System having a carrier substrate and a Ti/P or A1/P coating
The invention refers to a system having a substrate as carrier and a coating deposited on the substrate. The invention is characterized in that the coating comprises at least the elements titanium...
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7011619 |
Apparatus and methods for radiotherapy
The invention provides the use of a radiation source which is a low energy X-ray emitter, e.g. with an energy of emission of the principal photon in the range of 20 to 100 keV, preferably 20 to 40...
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6992312 |
Medical charged particle irradiation apparatus
A medical charged particle irradiation apparatus capable of irradiation from upward and horizontal directions and performing a preparing/ascertaining work without any separate device such as a...
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6989543 |
Radiation shielding container for radioactive sources
An apparatus in one example comprises a radiation shielding container for one or more radioactive sources. One or more of the one or more radioactive sources are containable within one or more...
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6942617 |
Automatic stone-tracking system
A tracking system for stone treatment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy includes a data processing unit, a motion controller, a servo-moving platform, a stone image-processing module, a...
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6876712 |
Flexible source wire for localized internal irradiation of tissue
A flexible source wire is provided containing a radioactive source that is capable of maneuvering through a tortuous narrow passage to a treatment site within the body. This source wire includes a...
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6869390 |
Automated implantation system for radioisotope seeds
An automated implantation system assists the implantation of low dose radioisotope seeds in a patient as part of a brachytherapy procedure. A Z-axis automated motion control system and an X-Y axis...
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6866624 |
Apparatus and method for treatment of malignant tumors
The present invention relates to a device for simultaneously treating a tumor or cancerous growth with both hyperthermia and X-ray radiation using brachytherapy. The device includes a needle-like...
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6846282 |
Brachytherapy apparatus and methods
Brachytherapy is carried out with a needle to inject a radioactive seed into a patient's body. A space-fixed detector detects radiation from radiation emitters to determine the position of a...
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6814694 |
Device for carrying out proton therapy
An apparatus for carrying out proton therapy on a patient comprises a proton beam guiding device using magnets, quadrupoles, and an end-mounted device for proton beam guiding and control device...
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6780149 |
Patient motion monitoring system for proton therapy
A patient motion monitoring system ( 102 ) for use in a proton therapy center ( 100 ) is disclosed. The patient monitoring system ( 102 ) includes a plurality of position detector assemblies ( 162...
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6770020 |
Method of using gadolinium neutron capture to treat cancers
Described is a method of using gadolinium-containing compounds as agents for neutron capture therapy to treat neoplastic cell growth. The subject is exposed to a gadolinium-containing compound for...
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6761679 |
Embedded radiation emitter for the localization and dosimetry of brachytherapy seed implants
A device and method for improving the identification, localization, and dosimetry of brachytherapy seeds. The device is a brachytherapy seed comprising a therapeutic isotope and a marker isotope...
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6736769 |
Radioactivity local delivery system
To determine a coefficient of diffusion of a radioisotope in a radioisotope-containing implant structure and to calculate a quantity of radioisotope to be introduced in an implant structure in view...
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6719683 |
Radiotherapy treatment planning with multiple inverse planning results
An inverse planning method and apparatus for radiotherapy treatment of a target volume in a body are characterized by using a computer to calculate the results (dose distribution) of multiple...
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6689043 |
Products and methods for brachytherapy
Radioactive sources, preferably radioactive seeds, for use in brachytherapy comprising a radioisotope within a sealed biocompatible container, wherein at least one part of a surface of the...
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6674829 |
Neutron radiation installation for treatment of cancer
A neutron radiation installation for treatment of different types of cancer tumours, comprising a source of neutrons ( 11 ), like a nuclear reactor or an accelerator dependent source of radiation,...
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