Temperature control and analysis system for hyperthermia treatment
US4638436A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/0093
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for controlling a hyperthermia treatment device having energy applicators for heating a portion of a patient's body to attain a predetermined temperature protocol for therapeutic treatment of patient tumors. The system monitors energy application and displays a video presentation of correlative temperature data to an operator who responds by adjusting the energy application to achieve the desired treatment protocol. The system further accumulates a hyperthermia treatment data base, and predetermined temperature protocols for the patient are prepared by comparison with data base protocols for similar tumor conditions. Various figures of merit are also determined and stored in the data base and ongoing treatments are comparerd with the data base to characterize the most effective treatment protocol.
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