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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Derek M. Isrow, Pinecrest, FL (US);
Stephen L. Brown, LaSalle, CA;
Jae Ho Kim, Irvine, CA (US);
Indrin J. Chetty, Canton, MI (US);
Panagiotis Tsiamas, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/24 (2019.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/243 (2019.01); A61K 31/282 (2006.01); A61K 33/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61K 33/242 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/24 (2013.01); A61K 31/282 (2013.01); A61K 33/00 (2013.01); A61K 33/242 (2019.01); A61K 33/243 (2019.01); A61N 5/10 (2013.01); A61P 35/00 (2018.01); A61N 2005/1091 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1098 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the treatment of cancer by irradiation by high energy photons, wherein the cancer has been infused with a heavy metal. The invention further relates to the use of pair-production for increased cancer cell destruction.