Methods for using an implantable sensor unit
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1. A method for obtaining data using an implantable sensor unit in a body of a patient, the method comprising:
- a) implanting the sensor unit in the body at a position adjacent or in a cancerous tumor;
b) conducting an imaging procedure on the body, including using the sensor unit in the body as a fiducial marker;
c) detecting externally generated radiation using the sensor unit in the body; and
d) transmitting data used to measure the detected externally generated radiation from the sensor unit to a remote receiver unit.
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Abstract
A method for obtaining data using an implantable sensor unit in a body of a patient includes: implanting the sensor unit in the body; conducting an imaging procedure on the body such that the sensor unit in the body serves as a fiducial marker; detecting a parameter using the sensor unit in the body; and transmitting data associated with the detected parameter from the sensor unit to a remote receiver unit.
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1. A method for obtaining data using an implantable sensor unit in a body of a patient, the method comprising:
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a) implanting the sensor unit in the body at a position adjacent or in a cancerous tumor; b) conducting an imaging procedure on the body, including using the sensor unit in the body as a fiducial marker; c) detecting externally generated radiation using the sensor unit in the body; and d) transmitting data used to measure the detected externally generated radiation from the sensor unit to a remote receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for obtaining data using a plurality of implantable sensor units in a body of a patient, the method comprising:
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implanting a first sensor unit in the body at a first position adjacent or in a cancerous tumor, the first sensor unit having a first sensor housing; implanting a second sensor unit in the body at a second position spaced apart from the first sensor unit, the second sensor unit having a second sensor housing; conducting an imaging procedure on the body, including using the first and second sensor units in the body as fiducial markers; detecting a parameter using at least one of the first and second sensor units in the body; and transmitting data associated with the parameter from the at least one of the first and second sensor units to a remote receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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