Title :
Development of an hyperthermia equipment for the treatment of some types of cancer
Author :
Castellanos, J.M. ; Reyes, A. ; Lozada, H. ; Gomez, J.L. ; Carillo, J.
Author_Institution :
Puebla Univ., Mexico
Abstract :
The authors propose to build equipment for hyperthermia which could be utilized together with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in the treatment of mammary gland cancer and dermic carcinoma. The project consists of three parts: the first was the design, development, and construction of the equipment; the second, taking place now, is experimentation with animals and phantoms, the third will be the application of the equipment to oncologic patients. The equipment provides local, RF hyperthermia.<>
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biothermics; radiation therapy; radiofrequency heating; RF hyperthermia; animal experiments; cancer treatment; dermic carcinoma; mammary gland cancer; oncologic patients; phantoms;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95161
