Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy
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1. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
- first creating a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies the a number and spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand; and
second creating a treatment strand by molding treatment seeds in a material.
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Abstract
A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy comprising a substantially axially stiff and longitudinally flexible elongated member made of material, which is bio-absorbable in living tissue and a plurality of radioactive seeds dispersed in a predetermined array within the member. The delivery system and method further customize the member based on a prescription.
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22 Claims
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1. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
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first creating a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies the a number and spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand; and
second creating a treatment strand by molding treatment seeds in a material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
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first accepting a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies the spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand; and
second, creating a treatment strand during which in the second step the spacing between treatment seeds can be independently set. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A prescription method of treating tissue comprising the steps of:
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first accepting a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies a number and spacing of treatment seeds to be provided in a strand; and
second creating a treatment strand by molding treatment seeds in a material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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