Author :
Kahalekar, S.G. ; Kulkarni, A.V. ; Bedekar, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Instrum. Centre, Shri Guru Govind Singhji Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Nanded, India
Abstract :
Methods of treatment for cancer, both conventional and the latest, are discussed. Heating of the tumor is one of the latest treatments. This paper describes hyperthermia development, and the design of instruments for hyperthermia
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; hyperthermia; patient treatment; 37 to 45 degC; cancer treatment; hyperthermia; instruments; tumor heating; water heating medium; Animals; Cancer; Drugs; Hyperthermia; Instruments; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Probes; Temperature; Tumors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.533021
