Patent ID: 8360952
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61N,G21G

Abstract:
1. A radiation shielding device configured to engage a brachytherapy seed holding device, wherein: a) said shielding device comprises a member having an interior surface and an exterior surface; b) said seed holding device defines an external screw thread; c) said interior surface of said member defines an internal screw thread configured to engage said external screw thread; d) said seed holding device comprises a compartment configured to retain a brachytherapy seed; e) said member extends over at least a portion of said compartment when said internal screw thread is engaged with said external screw thread; and f) said member defines an opening in a wall of the member extending between said interior surface and said exterior surface such that there is no direct line of sight from the exterior of said member through said opening to said compartment when said shielding device is engaged with said seed holding device.