Method for analyzing amount of activity
First Claim
1. Method for analyzing amount of activity due to radioactive seeds having specified activities and that are to be implanted in animal tissue comprising the steps of:
- determining a pre-plan comprising determining a desired distribution of implanted of said radioactive seeds and non-radioactive spacers in said tissue;
in accordance with said pre-plan assembling trains of said radioactive seeds and said spacers for implantation;
accurately determining radiation activity of each seed while adding such seed to a said train with an accuracy that allows distinguishing between different activities within tolerance ranges of said specified activities for such seed.
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Abstract
A modular device for implanting radioactive seeds in an animal body through needles implanted in the body. Trains of radioactive seeds and non-radioactive spacers are assembled in an assembly unit. The assembly unit comprises means for determining activity of the seeds with an accuracy that allows distinguishing between different activities within tolerance ranges of specified nominal activities for the seeds. After implantation of the seeds in the body a pre-plan may be recalculated taking into consideration actual activities of seeds implanted. Not correctly comprosed trains may be disposed of. A post-plan may be determined based upon actually measured activities of implanted seeds.
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27 Claims
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1. Method for analyzing amount of activity due to radioactive seeds having specified activities and that are to be implanted in animal tissue comprising the steps of:
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determining a pre-plan comprising determining a desired distribution of implanted of said radioactive seeds and non-radioactive spacers in said tissue;
in accordance with said pre-plan assembling trains of said radioactive seeds and said spacers for implantation;
accurately determining radiation activity of each seed while adding such seed to a said train with an accuracy that allows distinguishing between different activities within tolerance ranges of said specified activities for such seed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Method for implanting radioactive seeds having specified activities in animal tissue comprising the steps of:
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determining a pre-plan comprising determining a desired distribution of implanted radioactive seeds and non-radioactive spacers in said tissue;
in accordance with said pre-plan assembling trains of seeds and spacers for implantation;
determining radiation activity of each seed while adding such seed to a said train;
implanting unloaded needles in said tissue;
assembling said trains outside said implanted unloaded needles in an assembly unit;
connecting said assembly unit to a said implanted unloaded needle before, during or after assembling a said train for such needle;
transferring said assembled train from said assembly unit to said implanted unloaded needle;
implanting said transferred assembled train in said animal tissue. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27)
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24. Method for determining a post-plan for radiation treatment of animal tissue, said method comprising:
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determining a pre-plan for radiation treatment of said animal tissue based upon specified activities of to be implanted radioactive seeds;
in accordance with said pre-plan assembling trains of said seeds and spacers for implantation;
determining radiation activity of each seed while adding such seed to a said train;
determining said post-plan using determined radiation activities. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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