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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Firas Mourtada, Pearland, TX (US);
John Horton, Houston, TX (US);
Patricia Eifel, Bellaire, TX (US);
Anuja Jhingran, Houston, TX (US);
Ira Spool, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Firas Mourtada, Pearland, TX (US);
John Horton, Houston, TX (US);
Patricia Eifel, Bellaire, TX (US);
Anuja Jhingran, Houston, TX (US);
Ira Spool, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 36/00 (2006.01); A61M 36/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is a novel adaptive CT-compatible brachytherapy applicator with remotely-controlled radial and longitudinal motion radioactive source lumen shields that can be manipulated by the radiation oncologist to optimize the dose distribution to the target and normal tissue structures for brachytherapy procedures.