Design Of Thermo-Active Oncology Probes: Principles, Methods And Measurements

Okhai, Timothy; Okhai, Timothy

ISBN 10: 3639116011 / ISBN 13: 9783639116014

Published by Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

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164 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.37 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design Of Thermo-Active Oncology Probes: Principles, Methods And Measurements
• Publisher: Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639116011
• ISBN 13: 9783639116014
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.29 kilograms

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Synopsis

Over the last few years, there has been a growing need to advance the use of thermal ablation therapy as a minimally invasive technique in cancer management. Consequently, this work was done to investigate the use of hyperthermia and hypothermia by developing economical probes that will effectively destroy volumes of pathological tumours. While work on the cryotherapy probe is still on-going, the RF thermal probe was tested on different tissues and evaluated for effective tissue destruction capability. The results show that, at power settings of 20 watts for soft tissue, 13 watts for kidney tissue, 6 watts for liver tissue, 3 watts for brain tissue and 2 watts for lung tissue, the RF thermal probe effectively destroys volumes of pathological tumours within a temperature range of 50 to 100 degrees centigrade during a 15-minute treatment time. This work should help shed more light on the two energy-based treatment methods investigated, and should be of particular interest to interventional radiologists, researchers in the field of thermal ablation therapy, and cancer patients who are considering the use of energy-based therapy as alternative treatment methods.

About the Author

Timothy Okhai studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Lagos, where he also worked as Senior Technical Officer for over five years. He got his Masters Degree in Clinical Engineering at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, where he lectures presently. He is currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Engineering.