Title :
System for electromagnetic radiation used in lesions of biological structures and hyperthermia
Author :
Ferrer, Angel R.Zapata
Author_Institution :
Div. de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Inst. Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract :
Equipment is presented which uses electromagnetic conversion into heat when biological tissue is exposed to non-ionizing radiations. It is an electronic system design which may be used for some types of lesions of animal tissue. We discuss some applications and the biological fundamentals of temperature elevation in cancer tumours with respect to healthy tissues
Keywords :
biological effects of radiation; hyperthermia; radiation therapy; radiofrequency heating; RF radiation; animal tissue; biological fundamentals; biological structures; biological tissue; cancer tumours; electromagnetic conversion; electromagnetic radiation; electronic system design; healthy tissues; heat; hyperthermia; lesions; nonionizing radiations; temperature elevation; Animals; Biological tissues; Cancer; Electromagnetic radiation; Hyperthermia; Lesions; Neoplasms; Radio frequency; Skin; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415289
