Wireless Sensor Networks for biomedical applications in cancer hyperthermia

Author

Singh, V.R. ; Singh, Kanika

Author_Institution

Korea University, Seoul/Seochang, South Korea

fYear

2008

fDate

20-25 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

5160

Lastpage

5163

Abstract

In case of deep seated brain tumors or cancerous cells, focused ultrasound is found to be an effective treatment tool. Thermal profile under hyperthermia is studied here for a temperature rise of 4 to 5 degree centigrade (up to 42.5 degree), in case of therapeutic treatment of the tumors. An in vitro tumor is studied with temperature sensors to understand the thermal elevation in different layers and different directions of the tumor. A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN ) is developed to transmit the tumor thermal information to an expert clinician to monitor the health condition and for therapeutic control of ultrasound dosage level, particularly in case of elderly patients living in remote areas.

Keywords

Cancer; Condition monitoring; Hyperthermia; In vitro; Neoplasms; Patient monitoring; Remote monitoring; Temperature sensors; Ultrasonic imaging; Wireless sensor networks; Tumors; WSN; hyperthermia; modeling and simulation; thermal profile; Brain Neoplasms; Computer-Aided Design; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Telemetry; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Thermography; Transducers; Ultrasonic Therapy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1814-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650376

Filename

4650376