Apparatus and method for hyperthermia treatment
US4190053A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/27
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus and method provides accurate temperature measurement and control of living tissue during hyperthermia treatment. The temperature is measured by a radiometer tuned to the frequency bandwidth of an energy source providing energy for heating living tissue. The radiometer measures essentially the radiant energy and thereby the temperature of the same volume of living tissue that is heated by the source during the hyperthermia treatment.
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