Methods and implants for providing radiation to a patient
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Mar 4, 2003
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Aug 1, 2002
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Jan 30, 2001
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Jan 30, 2001
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This application relates to devices and methods for locally delivering therapeutic radiation to tissue in the body of a patient. In certain embodiments, the subject devices are implanted into a cavity in the patient left by surgical removal of tumorous tissue or other diseased tissue, to deliver radiation to the tissue surrounding the cavity. In certain embodiments, the devices are elastic or can otherwise be shaped to conform to the shape of the cavity in the patient.
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