Title :
Advances in Hyperthermia Technology
Author :
Yang, Xiaoyong ; Du, Jianjun ; Liu, Youjun
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Center, Beijing Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
Hyperthermia is a type of cancer treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures. Research has shown that high temperatures can damage and kill cancer cells, usually with minimal injury to normal tissues. In the clinical application of hyperthermia, three methods can be distinguished: local, regional and whole-body hyperthermia. Hyperthermia is under study in clinical trials and is not widely available. So further technological improvements will need to contribute to an easier and better controlled adequate application of hyperthermia
Keywords :
cancer; cellular biophysics; hyperthermia; tumours; body tissue; cancer cells; cancer treatment; high temperature exposure; hyperthermia; Biomedical engineering; Cancer; Hyperthermia; Infrared heating; Neoplasms; Probes; Radio frequency; Temperature; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616058
