Hysteresis heating for the treatment of tumours.
A method is described whereby, utilising a biocompatible magnetic glass-ceramic material, effective hysteresis heating in living tissue was accomplished. Initial experiments on mice showed that a significant heating effect can be obtained in the ceramic-impregnated regions. An analysis is also given for the projected safe operating field-frequency regime of the hysteresis therapy.
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000628:therapy
D001672:Biocompatible Materials