Inventors:
Firas Mourtada - Pearland TX, US
John Horton - Houston TX, US
Patricia Eifel - Bellaire TX, US
Anuja Jhingran - Houston TX, US
Ira Spool - Brookline MA, US
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System - Austin TX
International Classification:
A61N 5/00, A61M 36/00
Abstract:
The invention is a novel adaptive CT-compatible brachytherapy applicator with remotely-controlled radial and longitudinal motion radioactive source lumen shields that can be manipulated by the radiation oncologist to optimize the dose distribution to the target and normal tissue structures for brachytherapy procedures.