ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING FOR INTERSTITIAL MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY - Comparison of Two Numerical Methods in Computational Electromagnetics

M. F. J. Cepeda, A. Vera, L. Leija, E. Ávila-Navarro, C. Reig, E.A. Navarro

2010

Abstract

Microwave hyperthermia therapy is a recent development in the field of tumor ablation. Eelectromagnetic microwave irradiation applied to the tumor tissue causes water molecules to vibrate and rotate, resulting in tissue heating and subsequently cell death via thermal-induced protein denaturation. To effectively treat deep-stead tumors, the interstitial antennas should produce a highly localized specific absorption rate pattern and be efficient radiators at different generator frequencies. Numerical electromagnetic and thermal simulations are used to optimize the antenna design and predict heating patterns. An advanced computer modeling of a double slot antenna for interstitial hyperthermia was designed using two different numerical methods, the Finite Element Method and a Finite-difference time-domain. The aim of this work is to compare and analyze both numerical methods.

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Cepeda M., Vera A., Leija L., Ávila-Navarro E., Reig C. and Navarro E. (2010). ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING FOR INTERSTITIAL MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY - Comparison of Two Numerical Methods in Computational Electromagnetics . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2010) ISBN 978-989-674-017-7, pages 166-169. DOI: 10.5220/0002711501660169


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@conference{biodevices10,
author={M. F. J. Cepeda and A. Vera and L. Leija and E. Ávila-Navarro and C. Reig and E.A. Navarro},
title={ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING FOR INTERSTITIAL MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY - Comparison of Two Numerical Methods in Computational Electromagnetics},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={166-169},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002711501660169},
isbn={978-989-674-017-7},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2010)
TI - ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING FOR INTERSTITIAL MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY - Comparison of Two Numerical Methods in Computational Electromagnetics
SN - 978-989-674-017-7
AU - Cepeda M.
AU - Vera A.
AU - Leija L.
AU - Ávila-Navarro E.
AU - Reig C.
AU - Navarro E.
PY - 2010
SP - 166
EP - 169
DO - 10.5220/0002711501660169