Title :
Microwave interstitial hyperthermia controlled by microwave radiometry: technical aspects, animal experiments and first clinical results
Author :
Fabre, J.J. ; Playez, E. ; Chive, M. ; Prevost, B. ; Demaille, A. ; Plancot, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. des Sci. et Tech. de Lille Flandres-Artois, Villeneuve d´Ascq
Abstract :
The microwave and thermal performance of a microwave interstitial hyperthermia system with temperature controlled by microwave radiometry is discussed. Miniature coaxial antennas have been designed for heating at 915 MHz or 434 MHz and for radiometric temperature measurements around 3 GHz and 9 GHz. The feasibility of this system has been demonstrated by experiments on an acrylamide phantom, and the first clinical results are promising
Keywords :
biothermics; radiation therapy; radiofrequency heating; radiometry; temperature control; 3 GHz; 434 MHz; 9 GHz; 915 MHz; acrylamide phantom; animal experiments; clinical results; microwave interstitial hyperthermia system; microwave radiometry; miniature coaxial antennas; temperature control; Animals; Coaxial components; Electromagnetic heating; Hyperthermia; Microwave antennas; Microwave radiometry; Microwave theory and techniques; Radio control; Temperature control; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96132
