摘要:
A dual lumen catheter system for the positioning of a radioactive material for therapeutic radiation treatment of the body is disclosed. The radiation source wire (56) is tapered (50) at the distal end of the core wire.
摘要:
On produit des particules ou des "graines" (10) destinées à être implantées dans des tumeurs d'un corps humain dans le but de détruire les tumeurs, ou de les diminuer. Les graines contiennent du palladium (14) substantiellement enrichi en palladium-102 et activé par exposition à un flux de neutrons de manière à posséder une fraction mineure mais significative de palladium-103 qui émet des rayons X. Le palladium est distribué sur ou à tarvers un matériau de base pour réduire l'auto-blindage par le palladium. Les graines comportent un marqueur opaque aux rayons X (18) pour faciliter la visualisation des graines après leur implantation, le marqueur étant formé de préférence d'un matériau tel que le plomb ou le rhodium qui ne s'activent pas pour créer des isotopes non desirés dans les conditions d'irradiation dans lesquelles le palladium-102 est activé pour donner du palladium-103. Le palladium distribué sur ou à travers le matériau de base ainsi que le marqueur sont enfermés dans une coquillle allongée (22) formé par le soudage de deux capuchons d'extrémité (27) à un élément tubulaire (24), la construction de la coquille réduisant la masse de matière à l'extrémité de la graine, ce qui permet une distribution angulaire plus isotrope des rayons X.
摘要:
To deliver a controlled dosage of an insoluble material into a living body, the material is provided in measured amounts in vials (12), and a system is provided forflushing the entire content of insoluble materials from the vial into the body. Insoluble radioactive material, such as glass microspheres incorporating radioactive isotopes, are packaged in a plurality of vials, preferably with different amounts of material. An accurate dosage of radioactivity can be delivered by administering the entire contents of one or more vial(s) according to the sum of radioactivity in selected vials as determined by the initial measurement of radioactivity and by the natural half-life of the isotope.
摘要:
A catheter (12) for the positioning of a radioactive material (24) for therapeutic radiation treatment of the body is disclosed. The catheter includes a radioactive source (24) positioned at the distal end thereof and is sufficiently flexible and strong to navigate in the body to the desired treatment location. The radioactive source may be provided to the catheter in an number of different ways. In one set of embodiments, the radioactive source is bonded to the inner or outer surface of the catheter body (46), a catheter attachment (10) or a carrier positionable within the body.
摘要:
Safe, isotopically pure Pd-103-containing seeds (10) of high apparent activity are formed by bombarding an Rh target in a cyclotron with high energy particles to obtain Rh containing carrier-free Pd-103, separating therefrom the carrier-free Pd-103, adding a small amount of Pd to the carrier-free Pd-103, electroplating said Pd-103/Pd admixture to a pellet(s) (14) of electroconductive material and encapsulating the pellet(s) (14) within a bi-compatible container or shell (22).
摘要:
A stent (10) for insertion into a vessel of a body and used in connection with a foil sheet (12), wherein the foil sheet (12) comprises a radioactive material. The stent (10) and foil sheet (12) are positioned so that the radioactive material in the foil sheet (12) can deliver a desired dosage to a prescribed area, thereby reducing the distance for delivering the radioactive dose. The radioactive material may comprise carrier-free palladium (103). The foils screen (12) may further comprise a shielding lay (22) on one side for directing the dosage.
摘要:
Particles or "seeds" (10) are manufactured for implantation into tumours within a human body for emitting X-rays to destroy or reduce the tumours. The seeds contain palladium (14) which is substantially enriched in a palladium-102 and which is activated by exposure to neutron flux so as to contain a minor, but significant, fraction of X-ray emitting palladium-103. The palladium is distributed in or throughout a base material so as to reduce self-shielding by the palladium. The seeds include an X-ray-opaque marker (18) to facilitate external visualization of the seeds after their implantation, the marker preferably being formed of a material, such as lead or rhodium, which does not activate to contain undesirable isotopes under the radiation conditions in which palladium-102 is activated to palladium-103. The base material-distributed palladium and the marker are encased in an elongated shell (22) which is formed by welding a pair of end caps (27) to a tubular member (24), the construction of the shell reducing the mass of material at the end of the seed, thereby providing a more isotropic angular distribution of X-rays.
摘要:
To deliver a controlled dosage of an insoluble material into a living body, the material is provided in measured amounts in vials (12), and a system is provided forflushing the entire content of insoluble materials from the vial into the body. Insoluble radioactive material, such as glass microspheres incorporating radioactive isotopes, are packaged in a plurality of vials, preferably with different amounts of material. An accurate dosage of radioactivity can be delivered by administering the entire contents of one or more vial(s) according to the sum of radioactivity in selected vials as determined by the initial measurement of radioactivity and by the natural half-life of the isotope.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for associating information with an article (fig. 1), an isotopic labeling composition to label an article (15) with information using at least two different isotopes of an element, and an article labeled with the labeling composition. In the labeling composition, the isotopes of the labeling composition have an abundance ratio that is detectably different from the natural abundance ratio thereof. By detecting the abundance ratio(s) of the isotopes in the labeling composition, via laser ablation/magnetic spectroscopy, an NQR spectrometer (40), an NMR spectrometer (10), an IR spectrometer, or a microwave spectrometer, information about the article can be determined. The invention may be used to identify, authenticate or determine the source or origin of an article or to provide detailed information about an article.