Title :
To evaluate effect of radiation on skin blood perfusion using laser Doppler flowmeter
Author :
Ranade, G.G. ; Puniyani, R.R. ; Huilgol, N.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng., IIT, Bombay
Abstract :
The work has been carried out to evaluate the effect of radiation on the skin over tumor after radiotherapy. The skin blood perfusion was studied at higher temperature using Perimed PF3 perfusion monitor. The study was carried out before and after radiotherapy. The patients were classified according to stage of the disease. The perfusion response to increasing temperature varied directly with size of the tumor
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; biological effects of X-rays; biothermics; blood flow measurement; haemorheology; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; skin; 5000 rad; Perimed PF3 perfusion monitor; disease; head cancer patients; higher temperature; increasing temperature; laser Doppler flowmeter; neck cancer patients; patients; perfusion response; radiation effect; radiotherapy; skin blood perfusion; tumor; tumor size; Blood; Cancer; Diseases; Head; Neck; Patient monitoring; Probes; Skin neoplasms; Temperature measurement; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415227
