Cost emf-med workshop: Designing Focused Deep Hyperthermia by EMF
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23-24.06.2015 |
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9:00 - 18:30 |
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| Summary |
In oncology, hyperthermia is recognised as a very potent sensitizer for radiotherapy and chemotherapy while minimally enhancing late toxicity. Hyperthermia has a good tolerance and low morbidity. However, the clinical application is in general perceived as being difficult to apply at high quality and the procedure is demanding for patient and staff. The large focus of heating of the current low frequency deep hyperthermia systems prohibits small scale adjustment of the RF energy and is closely related to the induction of painful hot spots that limit the increase of the tumor temperature. Theoretical modelling shows that hyperthermia systems at higher frequencies (200-450MHz) and a high number of antennas (50-100) will improve the ability to selectively heat the tumor. A small energy focus combined with focus scanning technology, will pave the way to apply high intensity focused RF heating enabling preferential tumor heating with low dependence on the differential blood perfusion between tumor and normal tissue. Realization of such a system requires innovative approaches enabling controlled and easy to apply delivery of a controlled high quality heat treatment with minimal human interfacing in other to achieve widespread application. |
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Keynote lectures (preliminary) |
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| Registration |
Please register by contacting COST EMF-MED |
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