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`Examiner: Jack I. Berman
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`In re the application of
`John D. Corbitt et al.
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`METHOD OF UTLIZING AN IMPLANT
`FOR TARGETING EXTERNAL BEAM
`RADIATION
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`semi NO': 12/110748
`Filed: April 28, 2008
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`Atty. Docket No: SENOP—OSQOO
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
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`Please preliminarily amend the above-referenced as follows.
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`IN THE SPECIFICATION
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`On page 1, please amend the paragraph after “STATEMENT OF PRIORITY”
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`as indicated below:
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`This application is a continuation in part of US. Patent Application Serial No.
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`[[11/168,785]] 11/108 785 filed on April 19, 2005 which is a continuation in part of US.
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`Patent Application Serial No. 10/627,718 filed July 28, 2003, now US. Patent No.
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`6,881,226, which is a continuation of US. Patent Application Serial No. 09/828,806 filed
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`April 10, 2001, now US. Patent No. 6,638,308, which is a division of US. Patent
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`Application Serial No. 09/169,351,
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`filed October 9, 1998, now US. Patent No,
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`6,214,045, which claims the benefit of US. Provisional Application Serial No.
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`60/061,588, filed October 10, 1997, US. Provisional Application Serial No, 60/077,639
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`filed March 11, 1998, and US. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/091,306, filed June
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`30, 1998, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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`Applicants wish merely to identify the proper relationship of the application serial
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`RADIATION
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