Heat distribution improvement with the implementation of polyethylene-covered water bolus into breast cancer hyperthermia

• Main Authors: Wong, Vei Ling, Kasumawati, Lias, Hazrul, Mohamad Basri, Norlida, Buniyamin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2023
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43450/3/Heat.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43450/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2622/1/012005
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Abstract. This paper presents the implementation of polyethylene-covered water bolus into a non-invasive breast cancer hyperthermia applicator. This modified hyperthermia applicator is introduced to improve the performance of hyperthermia by reducing or removing unwanted hotspots during hyperthermia...