Numerical model for RF capacitive regional deep hyperthermia in pelvic tumors

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 459-466

  D'Ambrosio, Valentina ^a   Dughiero, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coupled electromagnetic field and thermal distribution; Finite element models; RF capacitive hyperthermia; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE; TUMORS;

COUPLED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; THERMAL DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEATING; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PELVIS TUMOR; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE;

BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247570608     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0177-y     Document Type: Article

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