Role of simulations in the treatment planning of radiofrequency hyperthermia therapy in clinics

B Prasad, JK Kim, S Kim - Journal of Oncology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment modality in which tumor temperatures are elevated to
higher temperatures to cause damage to cancerous tissues. Numerical simulations are …

Numerical estimation of SAR and temperature distributions inside differently shaped female breast tumors during radio-frequency ablation

A Miaskowski, P Gas - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Radio-frequency (RF) ablation is a reliable technique for the treatment of deep-seated
malignant tumors, including breast carcinoma, using high ablative temperatures. The paper …

Paclitaxel-loaded PLGA microspheres with a novel morphology to facilitate drug delivery and antitumor efficiency

Z Zhang, X Wang, B Li, Y Hou, Z Cai, J Yang, Y Li - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The aim of this study was to develop a novel morphological paclitaxel (PTX) loaded poly
(lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) microspheres (MS) delivery system to enhance drug delivery …

Effect of tumor properties on energy absorption, temperature mapping, and thermal dose in 13.56-MHz radiofrequency hyperthermia

B Prasad, S Kim, W Cho, S Kim, JK Kim - Journal of thermal biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Computational techniques can enhance personalized hyperthermia-treatment planning by
calculating tissue energy absorption and temperature distribution. This study determined the …

Quantitative estimation of the equivalent radiation dose escalation using radiofrequency hyperthermia in mouse xenograft models of human lung cancer

B Prasad, S Kim, W Cho, JK Kim, YA Kim, S Kim… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Hyperthermia is a potent radiosensitizer, and its effect varies according to the different types
of cancer cells. In the present study, the radiosensitizing effect of hyperthermia on lung …

The effect of a bifurcation structure on the heat transfer and temperature distribution of pulsatile blood flow

Y Zhang, H Xie - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
To analyse the influence of a bifurcation structure on the heat transfer and temperature
distribution of pulsatile blood flow, a transient heat transfer model of pulsatile blood flow was …

Immunogenic effect of modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT) in solid tumors

SY Lee, A Szasz - 2022 - Springer
Despite the long history of human treatments with the electromagnetic field, the topic has
numerous unclear processes. Especially only a few investigations are devoted to the …

Discrete Source Optimization for Microwave Hyperthermia Using Quantum Annealing

S Lee, S Han, W Song, KJ Lee… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter reports the optimal solution for microwave hyperthermia. Conventionally, the
operating frequency of the hyperthermia has been chosen as one of the industrial, scientific …

Temperature mapping and thermal dose calculation in combined radiation therapy and 13.56 MHz radiofrequency hyperthermia for tumor treatment

JK Kim, B Prasad, S Kim - Optical Methods for Tumor …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
To evaluate the synergistic effect of radiotherapy and radiofrequency hyperthermia therapy
in the treatment of lung and liver cancers, we studied the mechanism of heat absorption and …

[HTML][HTML] A 3D Approach Using a Control Algorithm to Minimize the Effects on the Healthy Tissue in the Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment

GR Fatigate, M Lobosco, RF Reis - Entropy, 2023 - mdpi.com
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is a worldwide health problem. Its high
mortality rate motivates scientists to study new treatments. One of these new treatments is …