Radiation source useful for brachytherapy for cancer treatment comprises carrier material and activatable substance transferable by neutron activation in radioactive isotopes and embedded in carrier material without using chemical compound

摘要

Radiation source comprises a carrier material, an activatable substance, which is transferable by neutron activation in radioactive isotopes and is embedded in the carrier material without using a chemical compound, where the activatable substance together with the carrier material forms an applicable radiation source. An independent claim is also included for producing a radiation source for brachytherapy, comprising mixing a polymer solution as carrier material and an activatable substance in the form of a suspension in an organic solvent or in the form of a solution in an organic solvent and polymerizing them to an applicable radiation source. ACTIVITY : Cytostatic. No biological data given. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.