Computer controlled microwave system for clinical hyperthermia
(1985) In Physics in Medicine and Biology 30(4). p.283-292- Abstract
- A hyperthermia system which has been developed for clinical use is described. Different direct-contact applicators working at the ISM microwave frequency of 915 MHz are used for inducing heat in superficial tumours to a depth of about 3 cm. The system is a further development of an earlier prototype which worked at 2450 MHz. The microwave generator is controlled by a microcomputer governed by temperature measurements with thermistor probes inserted into the tissue. To minimise the influence of the interaction between the microwaves and the temperature probes, a pulsed irradiation technique is used. Up to July 1984, 80 superficial tumours had been treated with radiotherapy combined with local hyperthermia applied using this system.
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- author
- Nilsson, Per LU and Persson, B
- organization
- publishing date
- 1985
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Physics in Medicine and Biology
- volume
- 30
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 283 - 292
- publisher
- IOP Publishing
- external identifiers
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- pmid:4001156
- scopus:36149038767
- ISSN
- 1361-6560
- DOI
- 10.1088/0031-9155/30/4/001
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 6b290525-bbb0-418c-99e6-cd2ec589bdb3 (old id 1103386)
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