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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, NL;
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht, NL;
Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology “maastro-clinic”, Maastricht, NL;
Frank Verhaegen, Maastricht, NL;
Murillo Bellezzo, Maastricht, NL;
Evert Van Limbergen, Maastricht, NL;
Maaike Berbee, Maastricht, NL;
Brigitte Reniers, Maastricht, NL;
Gabriel Paiva Fonseca, Maastricht, NL;
UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT, Maastricht, NL;
STICHTING MAASTRICHT RADIATION ONCOLOGY MAASTRO CLINIC, Maastricht, NL;
ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS MAASTRICHT, Maastricht, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to the radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject. In particular the invention relates to an endorectal probe device for effecting radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject. Furthermore the invention relates to an afterloading apparatus for effecting radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject using an endorectal probe device according to the invention. Moreover the invention relates to a method for effecting radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject, wherein the method implements the endorectal probe device according to the invention.