Title :
An experimental study of a soft heating method for clinical application of interstitial hyperthermia
Author :
Sato, Masahiro ; Kodama, Namio ; Sato, Tomoya ; Masai, Akira ; Matsuki, Hidetoshi
Author_Institution :
Fukushima Med. Coll., Japan
fDate :
11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A heating device using a small heater made of temperature sensitive ferrite and gold ring was developed for clinical application of interstitial hyperthermia. The temperature characteristics were evaluated and the influence of irradiation with gold was examined. The device had the characteristics of regulating the temperature accurately and automatically. Gold enhanced the effect of irradiation. This method is useful and safe for interstitial hyperthermia of malignant brain tumors and it can be applied clinically
Keywords :
biothermics; ferrite applications; magnetic field effects; radiation therapy; Au ring; clinical therapeutic technique; interstitial hyperthermia; irradiation effect enhancement; magnetic field heating; malignant brain tumors; soft heating method; temperature regulation; temperature sensitive ferrite; Brain; Educational institutions; Ferrites; Gold; Heating; Hyperthermia; Magnetic fields; Neoplasms; Temperature sensors; Titanium;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
