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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
John Kanzius, Erie, PA (US);
William Harry Steinbrink, Erie, PA (US);
Robert J. Mcdonald, Sanibel, FL (US);
Michael J. Keating, Houston, TX (US);
John Kanzius, Erie, PA (US);
William Harry Steinbrink, Erie, PA (US);
Robert J. McDonald, Sanibel, FL (US);
Michael J. Keating, Houston, TX (US);
Therm Med, LLC, Erie, PA (US);
Abstract
A combined radiotherapy and hyperthermia therapy is provided, including inducing hyperthermia in at least a portion of a target area—e.g., a tumor or a portion of a tumor or targeted cancerous cells—is provided. Biomolecules labeled with at least one radionuclide suitable for radiotherapy are provided and introduced into a patient; targeted RF absorption enhancers are provided and introduced into a patient; and a hyperthermia generating RF signal is directed via toward the target cells, thereby warming the radionuclide-labeled biomolecules and targeted RF absorption enhancers bound to target cells. The targeted RF absorption enhancers may, in a manner of speaking, add one or more RF absorption frequencies to cells in the target area, which will permit a hyperthermia generating RF signal at that frequency or frequencies to heat the targeted cells. Biomolecules labeled with at least one radionuclide suitable for radiotherapy may be used for both radiotherapy and as RF absorption enhancers for the hyperthermia generating RF signal.