FDTD analysis of a noninvasive hyperthermia system for brain tumors.
Background: Hyperthermia is considered one of the new therapeutic modalities for cancer treatment and is based on the difference in thermal sensitivity between healthy tissues and tumors. During hyperthermia treatment, the temperature of the tumor is raised to 40-45°C for a definite period resulting...
| Publicado en: | BioMedical Engineering OnLine Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 47 - 48 |
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BioMed Central
2012
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