Ultrasound hyperthermia system for breast cancer treatment

Author

Burdette, E.C. ; Svensson, G.K. ; Lu, X.-Q. ; Hansen, J.L. ; Slayton, M.H. ; Foard, W.W. ; Neubauer, P.L. ; Admire, P.J. ; VanGundy, M.T. ; Bandyopadhyay, S. ; Bornstein, B.A. ; Harris, J.R.

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

Oct. 31 1994-Nov. 3 1994

Firstpage

1873

Abstract

A site-specific ultrasound hyperthermia system has been designed for the treatment of intact breast. The system incorporates both therapeutic and imaging capabilities utilizing a cylindrical array applicator which surrounds the breast with the patient in a prone position. It is dedicated to optimizing the synergistic effect between thermal therapy and radiation in the treatment of early stage breast disease in patients with an extensive intraductal component of tumor

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; hyperthermia; radiation therapy; ultrasonic transducer arrays; 1.8 to 2.5 MHz; 4 to 4.5 MHz; 42 to 44 degC; breast cancer treatment; cylindrical array applicator; early stage breast disease; extensive intraductal tumor component; imaging capabilities; intact breast; patient; prone position; radiation; site-specific ultrasound hyperthermia system; synergistic effect; therapeutic capabilities; thermal therapy; Acoustic arrays; Biomedical applications of acoustic radiation; Biomedical transducers; Cancer; Hyperthermia; Tumors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE

Conference_Location

Cannes, France

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2012-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1994.401956

Filename

401956