Method and apparatus for uniform radiation treatment of...

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A61N 5/00 (2006.01) A61M 25/10 (2006.01) A61N 5/10 (2006.01) A61B 17/22 (2006.01)

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CA 2180355

This invention is a method and apparatus for intravascular radiotherapy for prevention of stenosis following angioplasty or other trauma to coronary arteries (30) caused by smooth muscle cell hyperplasia in which a uniform dosage of radiation is delivered to the walls of the artery (30) by positively positioning a radioactive source at the radial center of the artery (30) being treated.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de radiothérapie intravasculaire pour éviter une sténose consécutive à une angioplastie ou d'autres atteintes aux artères coronaires (30) et provoquée par l'hyperplasie des cellules des muscles lisses. Dans ce procédé, on administre une dose uniforme de rayons aux parois de l'artère (30) en positionnant d'une manière précise une source radioactive au centre radial de l'artère (30) à traiter.

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