Title :
Computer Simulation for Optimal Control of Microwave-Induced Hyperthermia
Author_Institution :
Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics, University of Ghent, St. Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B9000, GENT, Belgium
Abstract :
A computer simulation to calculate and control transient temperature profiles in plane multilayered biological tissue is presented. To express the temperature increase as a function of time-varying incident microwave heating and artificial surface cooling, a semi-discrete finite difference method is used. An optimization algorithm is applied in order to achieve and maintain a prescribed temperature pattern. The results suggest the extent to which the tissue heating profiles can be experimentally controlled.
Keywords :
Biological control systems; Biological tissues; Computer simulation; Cooling; Electromagnetic heating; Finite difference methods; Hyperthermia; Microwave theory and techniques; Optimal control; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1984. 14th European
Conference_Location :
Liege, Belgium
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1984.333399
