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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Eric Van't Hooft, Brasschaat, BE;
Eric Van't Hooft, Brasschaat, BE;
Isodose Control Intellectual Property B.V., Veenendaal, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a source guide apparatus for guiding and locating a radiation source in a human body, wherein a catheter is provided in a body and connected to the apparatus, and wherein the proximal end is kept in a predetermined position with respect to the body. According to the invention, a treatment window is set, which is situated within the body, within which the source can be kept in respective positions, wherein the treatment window has a fixed window width and a reference position situated at a predetermined distance with respect to the proximal end of the catheter. The source guide apparatus guides the source through the catheter to a predetermined position in the body, measured relative to the treatment window.