• DocumentCode
    1537485
  • Title

    Radiometric sensing

  • Author

    Carr, K.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Microwave Med. Syst. Inc., Acton, MA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    Hyperthermia, based on fever therapy as a cancer treatment has basically been abandoned in favor of ionizing radiation. In recent years, however, a renewed interest and effort in hyperthermia has taken place. Microwave radiometry can be used for measuring a patient´s temperature. Microwave radiometry applications to breast cancer detection and fluid and blood warming are described.
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; blood; hyperthermia; microwave measurement; radiation therapy; radiometry; blood warming; breast cancer detection; cancer treatment; fever therapy; fluid warming; microwave hyperthermia treatment; microwave radiometry; patient´s temperature measurement; radiometric sensing; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; Electromagnetic heating; Hyperthermia; Ionizing radiation; Medical treatment; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/45.580444
  • Filename
    580444