Patent ID: 11964168
Assignee: ALPHA TAU MEDICAL LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating a prostate cancer tumor, comprising: identifying a tumor as a prostate cancer tumor; and
implanting in the tumor identified as a prostate cancer tumor, at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the at least one DaRT source provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released radon between 7 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour and 14.7 MBq hour, per centimeter length,
wherein implanting the at least one DaRT source comprises implanting an array of DaRT sources, each DaRT source separated from an adjacent DaRT source in the array by between 3.1 and 3.9 millimeters.