Breast Cancer Treatment by Focused Microwave Therapy - Couverture rigide

Fenn, Alan J.

 
9780763748708: Breast Cancer Treatment by Focused Microwave Therapy

Synopsis

Breast Cancer Treatment by Focused Microwave Thermotherapy provides a comprehensive overview of the technology and application of Microwave Thermography, a cutting-edge, non-invasive therapy for treating breast tumors. Chapter topics include Thermotherapy for Invasive Breast Cancer, Microwave Thermotherapy for Breast Cancer and Other Breast Lesions, Adaptive Focused Microwave Phased Array Thermotherapy System and Method for Treating the Intact Breast, Focused Microwave Radiation Theory and Analysis, Preclinical Results for Focused Microwave Phased Array Thermotherapy for Treating the Intact Breast, Phase I Safety Study for Focused Microwave Thermotherapy for Invasive Carcinomas in Patients Scheduled for Mastectomy, Phase II Thermal Dose Escalation Study for Early-State Breast Carcinomas in Patients Scheduled for Breast Conservation Surgery, Randomized Study of Focused Microwave Thermotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Carcinomas in Patients Scheduled for Breast Conservation Surgery: Thermotherapy Prior to Surgery Compared to Surgery Alone, Randomized Study of Preoperative Focused Microwave Thermotherapy in Combination with Preoperative Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy for Patients with Large Breast Carcinomas: Preoperative Thermotherapy Compared to Preoperative Chemotherapy Alone to Breast Cancer, and Future Clinical Research Areas for Focused Microwave Breast Thermotherapy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Alan J. Fenn is a senior staff member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He joined MIT in 1981, and his principal research has been in developing adaptive phased array antenna systems. In 1990, he began applying his research on adaptive phased arrays to thermotherapy treatment of cancer. In 2000, he was elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He received his Ph.D. degree from The Ohio State University in electrical engineering. He is a member of the Society for Thermal Medicine, associate member of the Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and affiliate member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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