Abstract: An indoor gardening system for facilitating easy cultivating of and cooking with fresh herbs and spices is provided. The indoor gardening system comprises a water reservoir for holding a predetermined amount of water with the water reservoir having an outer wall extending from a base wall. A UV lighting system is positioned above the water reservoir. A plurality of plant support arms extend horizontally from the outer wall of the water reservoir with each being substantially perpendicular to the outer wall and fluidly connected to the water reservoir. At least one plant container is supported from at least one plant support arm. Each of the plant support arms is hollow allowing fluid from the water reservoir to move along each plant support arm to be distributed to each of the plants contained in the plant containers.

Abstract: Systems and methods for rotating shield brachytherapy. In an aspect, some of the systems and methods can be used to facilitate shield selection for use in rotating shield brachytherapy. In an aspect, the invention is a shielded needle or catheter system with a rotational controller for delivering radioisotope-based interstitial rotating shield brachytherapy (I-RSBT). In an aspect, the catheter system can utilize paddle-based RSBT. Further provided are methods and systems for helical RSBT.

Abstract: Systems and methods for rotating shield brachytherapy. In an aspect, some of the systems and methods can be used to facilitate shield selection for use in rotating shield brachytherapy. In an aspect, the invention is a shielded needle or catheter system with a rotational controller for delivering radioisotope-based interstitial rotating shield brachytherapy (I-RSBT), In an aspect, I-RSBT needles can deliver dose distributions that can be non-radially symmetric about each needle, enabling reduced doses to sensitive normal tissues. Further provided are methods and systems for selecting an emission angle for use in S-RSBT and for sequencing the rotating shields. Further provided are methods and system for the multiple application of M-RSBT in a single setting.

Abstract: The present invention provides a minus bottom cylinder end having a crown portion, a shoulder portion and a peripheral annular skirt, the crown portion being substantially spherical and located at the centre of the minus bottom cylinder end and the shoulder portion being located between a terminus of the crown and said skirt portion, and wherein said shoulder portion substantially conforms, in cross section, to one of the following: a three point spline, or a part elliptical segment.