A feasibility study of microwave thermographic mapping for use during hyperthermia treatment.
A study to assess the possible use of a microwave radiometric system for tomographic thermal mapping during hyperthermia treatment has been examined using a computer model. Results indicate that as few as ten waveguide probes in contact with the body may be sufficient for spatial resolution of the heated region. A single probe microwave radiometer has been constructed and used to obtain scan data in a water phantom as an initial stage in the verification of the computer results.
D003201:Computers; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008872:Microwaves; D008954:Models, Biological; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods