Experimental Studies on the Use of Microwaves for the Localized Heat Treatment of the Prostrate*
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Microwave Power
- Vol. 14 (2) , 167-171
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16070658.1979.11689148
Abstract
High frequency tumor therapy requests heating of a well defined area, whereas the surroundings should be unaffected. This sort of therapy should be more tolerable than a whole body heating. For this purpose a new developed microwave applicator (433.9 MHz) for local heat application was tested in animals. Using this rectally insertable applicator the prostate of dogs were irradiated. The temperature of the rectum, the urethra and the prostate were measured and recorded using specially developed thermistor probes. The effect of hyperthermia on the prostate and the surrounding tissue was analyzed macroscopically and micromorphologically. It was shown that local heating of the prostate of dogs is possible. The induced damages of the prostate and the surrounding tissue is not severe enough to be untolerable.Keywords
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