Hyperthermia therapy (HT) raises tissue temperature to 40–45° C for up to 60 min.
Hyperthermia is one of the most potent sensitizers of radiation therapy (RT). Ultrasound …

In the present study, the potential of doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX)-loaded electrospun
chitosan/cobalt ferrite/titanium oxide nanofibers was studied to investigate the simultaneous …

Catheter-based ultrasound (CBUS) is applied to deliver minimally invasive thermal therapy
to solid cancer tumours, benign tissue growth, vascular disease, and tissue remodelling …

Hyperthermia has been reported to be an effective cancer treatment modality, as tumor cells
are more temperature-sensitive than their normal counterparts. Since the ambient …

Quality assurance (QA) guidelines are essential to provide uniform execution of clinical
hyperthermia treatments and trials. This document outlines the clinical and technical …

A 1.5 MHz prolate spheroidal therapeutic array with 128 circular elements was designed to
accommodate standard imaging arrays for ultrasonic image-guided hyperthermia. The …

Purpose: Currently available microwave hyperthermia systems for breast cancer treatment
do not conform to the intact breast and provide limited control of heating patterns, thereby …

Purpose: Theoretical parametric and patient-specific models are applied to assess the
feasibility of interstitial ultrasound ablation of tumours in and near the spine and to identify …

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate endoluminal ultrasound applicator
configurations for volumetric thermal ablation and hyperthermia of pancreatic tumours using …

Endoluminal and catheter-based ultrasound applicators are currently under development
and are in clinical use for minimally invasive hyperthermia and thermal ablation of various …