DIELECTRIC-LOADED CIRCULAR RIDGE WAVEGUIDE APPLICATOR FOR HYPERTHERMIA.

Authors :: Beckman, C.
Lundgren, L.
Roos, D.
Source :: Microwave & Optical Technology Letters. Aug88, Vol. 1 Issue 6, p221-223. 3p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 1988
Abstract: An applicator for intracavitary hyperthermia treatment of cancer has been designed and tested. The applicator is a section of a dielectric-loaded circular ridge waveguide closed at both ends to form a transmission cavity. An aperture in the cavity wall can produce a directed heating of a tumor growing in the wall of a body cavity such as the vagina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]