Oncological hyperthermia (HT) is a therapeutical technique employed in combination with other cancer therapies to improve the treatment of tumours. The aim of HT is to induce a temperature increase in the treated target area up to 40 – 44 °C and maintain it for 1 hour. Radiative hyperthermia devices induce the heating radiating an electromagnetic (EM) field inside the body. This study presents the characterization and optimization of an electric field (E-field) sensor to measure the E-field radiated by hyperthermia devices. The use of the E-field sensor can be a key tool to evaluate the HT device’s capability to radiate the electromagnetic field within the target area of the human body.
Characterization and optimization of an electric field sensor for radiative hyperthermia application / Di Cristofano, M., Paglialunga, G., Lalli, L., Cavagnaro, M.. - (2025), pp. 13-17. (20th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications, AMPERE 2025 ita ) [10.14644/microwave2025.003].
Characterization and optimization of an electric field sensor for radiative hyperthermia application
Di Cristofano M.;Cavagnaro M.
2025
Abstract
Oncological hyperthermia (HT) is a therapeutical technique employed in combination with other cancer therapies to improve the treatment of tumours. The aim of HT is to induce a temperature increase in the treated target area up to 40 – 44 °C and maintain it for 1 hour. Radiative hyperthermia devices induce the heating radiating an electromagnetic (EM) field inside the body. This study presents the characterization and optimization of an electric field (E-field) sensor to measure the E-field radiated by hyperthermia devices. The use of the E-field sensor can be a key tool to evaluate the HT device’s capability to radiate the electromagnetic field within the target area of the human body.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
