DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERSTITIAL RADIATION THERAPY USING SEED ELEMENTS WITH ENDS HAVING ONE OF PROJECTIONS AND IDENTATIONS
摘要
A delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy uses a seed strand composed of a plurality of radioactive seeds or encapsulated seeds having ends with projections or indentations connected by a polymer. The seed strand is axially stiff and radially flexible and is bioabsorbable in living tissue.