Development of a novel loosely wound helical coil for interstitial radiofrequency thermal therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3835-3850

  McCann, Claire ^a   Sherar, Michael D ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RADIOGRAPHY; SOLENOIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ABSORPTION RATE DENSITY (ARD); HELICAL COIL; NITINOL; RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY;

TUMORS;

ALLOY; NITINOL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEATING; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY THERMAL THERAPY; SIMULATION; SOLID TUMOR; TEMPERATURE;

ALLOYS; DIATHERMY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33746536556     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/15/016     Document Type: Article

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