US Patent Issued on July 8 for "Variable volume brachytherapy stent, method for delivering variable dosimetries in brachytherapy" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,515, issued on July 8.

"Variable volume brachytherapy stent, method for delivering variable dosimetries in brachytherapy" was invented by Arnold M. Herskovic (Chicago) and Joshua Herskovic (Boca Raton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brachytherapy device is provided comprising a first conduit defining a first volume adapted to receive a radioactive fluid, a second conduit defining a second volume and frictionally engaged with the first conduit. Also provided is a method for varying the radiation dosage in vivo during brachytherapy treatment, the method comprising infinitely varying the volume of radiation exposed to the patient....