The temperature control for cancer thermotherapy using interstitial microwave antenna / 生物医学工程学杂志

ABSTRACT

The basic objective of microwave hyperthermia is to raise the temperature in the tumor tissue without overheating point for a long time. It's difficult to achieve uniform temperature distribution using the continuous heating without changing the antenna shape and inserting position. In this paper, the interstitial antenna worked in the frequency of 2450 MHz inserted into an infinite muscle model is studied. The Finite Difference Time Domoin (FDTD) method was used to calculate the electromagnetic field, while the finite difference method (FDM) was used to analyze the temperature distribution in tumor tissue. The simulation results show that the long-time evenly heating can be achieved by using the alternately heating process and the treatment area can be changed by adjusting input power.