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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Delbert E Day, Rolla, MO (US);
Gary J Ehrhardt, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ; C03C / ; C03C / ; G21G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252645 ; 128654 ; 252625 ; 252629 ; 252644 ; 424-11 ; 424-9 ; 428402 ; 436527 ; 501 64 ; 501 68 ; 501152 ; 501153 ; 501154 ;
Abstract
A radioactive microsphere for radiation therapy of a mammal comprising a biologically compatible glass material containing a beta or gamma emitting radioisotope distributed substantially uniformly throughout the glass. Advantageously, the radioisotope is produced by irradiation of the microsphere.