The Application of Heat in Oncology: Principles an d Practice

ISBN-13: 9781119799597 / Twarda / 2023

D Shrivastava

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Preface1 PROPAGATION OF RADIOFREQUENCY AND MICROWAVES IN TISSUE2 Propagation of Focused Ultrasound in Tissue3 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT IN TISSUE4 Mechanisms of Tissue Injury in Cryosurgery5 Delivering Energy using Localized Hyperthermia Systems6 Role of Nanoparticles Mediated Heating in Oncology7 Current Status and Future Potential of Thermometry Based on Computed Tomography Imaging8 Fluorescent-Decay Temperature Probes for Biomedical Applications - Theory, Techniques, and Practical Advice9 Calibration and Use of Infrared Thermal Cameras in Biological Applications10 Magnetic resonance thermometry in oncology - applications in moving organs11 Measuring Tissue Temperature with Ultrasound12 Temperature Monitoring During Thermal Treatment by Thermocouples and Thermistors: Current Status and Perspectives13 A Generic Thermal Model to Predict Temperatures in Perfused Tissues14 Measuring Thermal Damage with Gross and Microscopic Pathology15 Assessing Thermal Damage with Magnetic Resonance Imaging16 Ultrasound Imaging Techniques for the Evaluation of Thermal Damage17 Mathematical Models of Thermal Damage and Cell Death18 A Novel Method to Indicate Onset of Photothermal Damage19 Thermodynamic Challenges of Using Magnetic Resonance Thermometry in Measuring In Vivo Temperatures and Estimating Thermal Damage in Thermal Ablation20 Biological and Physical Aspects of Heat Therapy21 Guiding Thermal Therapy with MR22 Role of Radiofrequency Ablation and Laser Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Functional Neurosurgery and Brain Lesions23 Radiofrequency and Microwave Thermal Ablation in Cancer Therapy24 Role of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Functional Neurosurgery and for the Management of Brain Lesions25 Role of HIFU in Cancer Management26 Percutaneous Cryoablation: Mechanism of Action, Clinical Applications, and Outcomes27 CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF HYPERTHERMIA28 Thermal Damage due to a Monopole Microwave Antenna29 Thermal Damage with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound30 Thermal Damage due to Laser31 Thermal Damage due to Hot and Cold Surfaces32 "MRI Induced RF Heating Considerations for Devices and Accessories that are Partially-in and Partially-Out of the Human Body"

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Devashish Shrivastava is a mechanical engineer with In Vivo Temperatures, LLC, Clarksville, MD, USA with a background in the assessment of in vivo tissue heating and resulting thermal damage with over 80 publications. He is also the editor of two other books, Theory and Applications of Heat Transfer in Humans and Safety and Biological Aspects in MRI.