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Patent US8059784 - Portable orthovoltage radiotherapy - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA portable orthovoltage radiotherapy system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, the ocular structures are...http://www.google.com/patents/US8059784?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8059784 - Portable orthovoltage radiotherapyAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8059784 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/912,557Publication dateNov 15, 2011Filing dateOct 26, 2010Priority dateOct 16, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2666366A1, CA2666366C, CA2925590A1, CN101588842A, CN101588842B, CN103446676A, EP2077901A2, EP2077901A4, EP2077901B1, EP2992863A1, EP2992931A1, EP2992932A1, EP2995349A1, US7496174, US7535991, US7564946, US7680244, US7680245, US7693258, US7693259, US7697663, US7822175, US7912178, US8073105, US8094779, US8180021, US8189739, US8320524, US8611497, US8761336, US8837675, US8995618, US20080089480, US20080089481, US20080144771, US20080181362, US20080187098, US20080187099, US20080187100, US20080187101, US20080187102, US20080192893, US20100172473, US20100195794, US20100254513, US20100260320, US20110038456, US20110170665, US20120057675, US20120076272, US20120177179, US20140105362, WO2008118198A2, WO2008118198A3Publication number12912557, 912557, US 8059784 B2, US 8059784B2, US-B2-8059784, US8059784 B2, US8059784B2InventorsMichael GertnerOriginal AssigneeOraya Therapeutics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (253), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (13), Classifications (15), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPortable orthovoltage radiotherapy
US 8059784 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/833,939, filed Aug. 3, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,822,175, entitled, PORTABLE ORTHOVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY, which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/933,220, filed Jun. 4, 2007, entitled, “PORTABLE ORTHOVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/922,741, filed Apr. 9, 2007, entitled, “RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF MACULAR DEGENERATION”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/869,872, filed Dec. 13, 2006, entitled, “XRAY TREATMENT SYSTEM”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/862,210, filed Oct. 19, 2006, entitled, “METHODS AND DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE ROBOTIC TARGETING OF INFLAMMATORY LESIONS USING RADIATION”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/862,044, filed Oct. 18, 2006, entitled, “METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE ROBOTIC TARGETING OF RETINAL LESIONS”; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/829,676, filed Oct. 16, 2006, entitled, “METHODS AND DEVICES TO APPLY FOCUSED ENERGY TO BODY REGIONS”; the entirety of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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