Title :
Adaptive focusing experiments for minimally invasive monopole phased arrays in hyperthermia treatment of breast cancer
Author :
Fenn, Alan J. ; Cheung, Augustine Y. ; Cao, Hongren
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
To deliver hyperthermia to the breast, a minimally invasive monopole phased-array system for adaptively-focused 915-MHz microwave hyperthermia treatment was designed and tested in phantoms. The performance of the phased array was simulated by computer using the geometry of compressed breast tissue. Results of adaptive focusing measurements in phantoms is described
Keywords :
hyperthermia; microwave heating; radiation therapy; 915 MHz; 915-MHz microwave hyperthermia treatment; adaptive focusing experiments; breast cancer; compressed breast tissue; computer simulation; hyperthermia treatment; minimally invasive monopole phased arrays; minimally invasive monopole phased-array system; phantoms; Breast; Computational geometry; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Hyperthermia; Imaging phantoms; Minimally invasive surgery; Phased arrays; Solid modeling; System testing;
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.1994.415282
