Patent ID: 8568284
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for brachytherapy in a lumpectomy cavity of a breast, comprising the steps of: positioning a distal end of a brachytherapy device within the cavity, the brachytherapy device comprising an inner tube, and a plurality of source lumen tubes defining source lumens and which source lumen tubes are located around the inner tube and include distal ends secured together with the inner tube at the distal end of the device, the inner tube and source lumen tubes comprising proximal portions sufficiently long to extend outside the breast when the device is positioned for brachytherapy; expanding a single expandable surface portion surrounding the distal portions of the source lumen tubes and within the cavity; and positioning one or more sources of radiation within the plurality of the source lumens according to a brachytherapy treatment plan.