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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Darius Francescatti, Barrington, IL (US);
Michael Forman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Darius Francescatti, Barrington, IL (US);
Michael Forman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xoft, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flexible, relatively flat and thin patch, optionally made of biodegradable material, substantially attenuates ionizing radiation from normal but sensitive anatomy during radio-therapy, particularly breast brachytherapy. The patch is of such a thickness as to substantially attenuate radiation by distance or consists of a material that has been formulated with radio-attenuating filler or is of radio-attenuating material. An alternative version consists of a thin patch that is coated with radio-attenuating material.