Nucletron B.v.

Dennis Robert Schaart

Johann Kindlein

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 radioactive brachytherapy source material comprises indium-114m in radioactive equilibrium with indium-114 as main radioactive isotopes. A new encapsulated radioactive brachytherapy source comprises the new radioactive brachytherapy source material.

Method for manufacturing radioactive brachytherapy source material, brachytherapy source material and encapsulated radioactive brachytherapy source

A device for effecting radiation therapy in an animal body has a housing provided with at least one outlet channel, a guide tube connected at one end with the outlet channel and wherein the other end of the guide tube is positionable in the animal body near the site of the intended radiation therapy, one electro-magnetic radiation emitting source connected to a first end of a transport wire, and a transport device for moving the transport wire and the radiation emitting source via the outlet channel through the guide tube to and from the site of the intended radiation therapy in the body. The transport device has a rotatable drum, which is rotationally symmetric around a rotation axis. The drum is provided with two end surfaces, and a circumferential surface is provided with at least one winding groove for at least one transport wire.

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