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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Nucletron Operations B.v., Veenendaal, NL;
Inventors:
Paulus Cornelis Hendrikus Maria Krechting, Veenendaal, NL;
Wilhelmus Petrus Martinus Maria Van Erp, Veenendaal, NL;
Jan F. L. De Becker, Veenendaal, NL;
Anton J. G. Welberg, Veenendaal, NL;
Assignee:
Nucletron Operations B.V., Veenendaal, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1016 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3784 (2016.02); A61N 2005/1018 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brachytherapy system includes a brachytherapy applicator. The brachytherapy applicator includes an applicator tube and a radiation source configured to deliver radiation to a tumor. At least a portion of the applicator tube is configured to conform to at least a portion of a patient's anatomy. At least one ultrasound element or probe is coupled to or embedded with the applicator tube.