DocumentCode
3625264
Title
Modified Microstrip Ring Applicator for Superficial Hyperthermia
Author
Tomas Drizdal;Paolo Togni;Jan Vrba
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electromagnetic Field, Czech Technical University, Technick? 2, 166 27 Praha, Czech Republic, drizdt1@fel.cvut.cz
fYear
2007
fDate
4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Nowadays hyperthermia is one of the possible cancer treatment method used in combination with classical therapies in several countries in the world. In this article we described the designed and optimization of a microstrip type applicator for the treatment of superficial diseases. The optimization was made in order to obtain a more uniform SAR distribution, which is one of the requirements to achieve a good thermotherapy treatment.
Keywords
"Microstrip","Applicators","Hyperthermia","Imaging phantoms","Cancer","Tumors","Temperature distribution","Dielectrics","Permittivity","Frequency"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radioelektronika, 2007. 17th International Conference
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0821-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADIOELEK.2007.371706
Filename
4234301
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