Diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy for breast cancer

Diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy for breast cancer

A method for treating a tumor, comprising identifying a tumor as a breast cancer tumor and implanting in the tumor identified as a breast cancer tumor, as least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the sour...

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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
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Zusammenfassung:A method for treating a tumor, comprising identifying a tumor as a breast cancer tumor and implanting in the tumor identified as a breast cancer tumor, as 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 between 3.5 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour and 9 MBq hour, per centimeter length.