APPARATUS FOR TREATING A TARGET, SUCH AS A DAMAGE WITHIN THE BODY OF A MAMMAL, PARTICULARLY A HUMAN BEING, USING A MARKING ELEMENT IMPLANTED IN OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE TARGET TO CONTROL THERAPY OF THE SAME TARGET.

摘要

A therapeutical apparatus includes a device (12) for treating a lesion (L), a device (30 or 40) for locating the lesion (L), the locating device (30, 40) being connected, e.g. mechanically (34) or electronically, to the treatment device, a device for computing the position of the lesion (L) relative to the treatment device by means of the locating device, and a device (22, 60) for actuating the treatment device (12). At least one tracer element (M0, M1, M2, M3) implanted within the lesion is located by the locating device (30 or 40), and the computing device (22) computes the position co-ordinates of the tracer element (M0, M1, M2, M3) relative to the treatment device (12) said co-ordinates being used for moving the spatially movable treatment device (12) into a given position determined according to axes X, Y and Z. The apparatus provides accurate treatment of the lesion.