Optimisation-based thermal treatment planning for catheter-based ultrasound hyperthermia

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-55

  Chen, Xin ^a   Diederich, Chris J ^a   Wootton, Jeffery H ^a   Pouliot, Jean ^a   Hsu, I Chow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Hyperthermia; Optimisation; Treatment planning; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMPLANT; INTERSTITIUM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TRANSDUCER; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 76149096868     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656730903341332     Document Type: Article

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