• DocumentCode
    1429110
  • Title

    The BECM concepts applied to heal cancer

  • Author

    Tello, Marcos ; Dias, Guilherme A D ; Raizer, Adroaldo

  • Author_Institution
    PUCRS-EletroMagnetic Compatibility Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2811
  • Lastpage
    2814
  • Abstract
    The application of Bio-Electric Circuits Model (BECM) concepts can destroy cancer cells. Complete Response (CR)+Partial Response (PR) of about 80% was obtained in more than three thousand cases from different types of human cancer. We agree that the treatment of cancer using the concepts of BECM utilizes the same principle as that of hyperthermia techniques in cancer therapy. This paper estimates the tumor temperature distribution when the BECM is applied in the cancer area. The Finite Element Method (FEM) is used to determine the temperature distribution inside the human model caused by the application of BECM in the tumor region. The simulation of the use of BECM in a tumor situated in the thorax region is presented. The aim of this work is to present a new hyperthermia technique where DC current is used directly in the tumor (contrary to irradiating the cancer area with high frequencies) to determine the temperature distribution of this area
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; electric heating; finite element analysis; hyperthermia; patient treatment; physiological models; temperature distribution; DC current; FEM; bio-electric circuits model; cancer cells; cancer therapy; hyperthermia technique; implanted electrodes; tumor temperature distribution; Bioelectric phenomena; Cancer; Circuits; Finite element methods; Humans; Hyperthermia; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Temperature distribution; Thorax;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.717654
  • Filename
    717654