Cable attachment for a radioactive brachytherapy source capsule
Patent
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OSTI ID:1175834
In cancer brachytherapy treatment, a small californium-252 neutron source capsule is attached to a guide cable using a modified crimping technique. The guide cable has a solid cylindrical end, and the attachment employs circumferential grooves micromachined in the solid cable end. The attachment was designed and tested, and hardware fabricated for use inside a radioactive hot cell. A welding step typically required in other cable attachments is avoided.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Assignee:
- UT Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,077,800
- Application Number:
- 10/941,130
- OSTI ID:
- 1175834
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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