Thermal distribution of radio-frequency inductive hyperthermia using an inductive aperture-type applicator: Evaluation of the effect of tumour size and depth

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-290

  Kuroda, Satoru ^a   Uchida, N ^a   Sugimura, K ^a   Kato, H ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kagoshima Prefectural College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Applicator; Hyperthermia; Inductive heating; RF heating; Temperature distribution; Thermal parameters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INDUCTION HEATING; ONCOLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETERS;

RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) INDUCTIVE HEATING;

HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; FORCE; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETRY; TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033033405     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513301     Document Type: Article

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