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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:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
George Gutman, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 ;
Abstract
An x-ray system for treatment cancer by delivering x-ray radiation directly to a desired region of tissue comprising an x-ray source with directed narrow space distribution of x-rays (linear accelerator), conditioning optics which direct and monochromotize x-ray radiation, an implantable needle with means for shaping beam installed across the x-ray beam, and expanding pipe-guide connecting conditioning optics with implantable needle whereby the energy, intensity, and space distribution of the delivered to the tumor x-ray radiation may be adjusted in accordance with the predefined treatment requirements.