Thermal ablation therapies, based on electromagnetic field sources at microwave (MW) frequencies, are increasingly used in medicine due to their proven efficacy in the treatment of many diseases (stenosis, tumours, etc.). Such techniques need standardized procedures for treatment optimisation. In this study, tissue-equivalent dielectric simulators (phantoms) of liver and kidney tissue were designed and realised to experimentally characterise interstitial MW antennas in reference conditions
Sviluppo di simulatori dielettrici tessuto-equivalenti per studi dosimetrici su antenne interstiziali per termoablazione a microonde / V., Lopresto; R., Pinto; Cavagnaro, Marta. - ELETTRONICO. - (2013), pp. 24-24. (Intervento presentato al convegno 8° Congresso Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica tenutosi a Torino nel 16-19 Nov 2013).
Sviluppo di simulatori dielettrici tessuto-equivalenti per studi dosimetrici su antenne interstiziali per termoablazione a microonde
CAVAGNARO, Marta
2013
Abstract
Thermal ablation therapies, based on electromagnetic field sources at microwave (MW) frequencies, are increasingly used in medicine due to their proven efficacy in the treatment of many diseases (stenosis, tumours, etc.). Such techniques need standardized procedures for treatment optimisation. In this study, tissue-equivalent dielectric simulators (phantoms) of liver and kidney tissue were designed and realised to experimentally characterise interstitial MW antennas in reference conditionsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
