Method for making treatment strands
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1. A method to create a treatment strand tissue comprising the steps of:
- accepting a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies a number of, and a spacing of, treatment seeds, said treatment seeds to be provided in the strand;
threading a material through a bore of each of the specified number of treatment seeds;
positioning the number of treatment seeds at the specified spacing; and
heating to cause the material to expand and fix the seeds at the specified spacing.
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Abstract
A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy uses a seed strand composed of a plurality of tubular shaped, hollow radioactive seeds with a bore. The seed strand as assembled with a material provided in the bore and between the spaced seeds is axially stiff and radially flexible and is bioabsorbable in living tissue.
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1. A method to create a treatment strand tissue comprising the steps of:
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accepting a tissue treatment plan for the tissue to be treated, which treatment plan specifies a number of, and a spacing of, treatment seeds, said treatment seeds to be provided in the strand; threading a material through a bore of each of the specified number of treatment seeds; positioning the number of treatment seeds at the specified spacing; and heating to cause the material to expand and fix the seeds at the specified spacing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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