Activity levels for diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy

Activity levels for diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy

A method for treating a cancerous tumor, by implanting in the cancerous tumor at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the source provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released rad...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Arazi, Lior, Vatarescu, Maayan Hedva, Den, Robert, Magen, Ofer, Keisari, Yona, Cooks, Tomer, Heger, Guy, Luz, Ishai, Dumancic, Mirta, Kelson, Itzhak, Gat, Amnon, Domankevich, Vered
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:A method for treating a cancerous tumor, by implanting in the cancerous tumor at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the source provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released radon of at least 10 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour, per centimeter length. Optionally, the sources are implanted in an array of sources, each source separated from its neighboring sources in the array by not more than 4.5 millimeters.