THERAPEUTIC PROBE FOR RADIATING MICROWAVE AND NUCLEAR RADIATION

摘要

A microwave radiator (11) formed of a radioactive substance and adapted to simultaneously deliver microwave energy and nuclear radiation to living tissue (32). The radiator (11) is incorporated into an interstitial or intracavitary probe (10). The radiator (11) is a helical electrical conductor formed of a radioactive substance such as iridium<192> and electrically connecting a central electrical conductor (14) to a coaxial electrically-conducting jacket (16).