Introduction: The aim of this study was the evaluation of induced DNA damages of human prostate cancer cells, DU-145, treated with a combination of radiofrequency capacitive hyperthermia (HT) and teletherapy (EBRT) compared to a combination of teletherapy with high dose rate brachytherapy (BR).   Materials and Methods: DU-145 cells were cultured as spheroids ...

Radiofrequency (RF)-related heating of cardiac pacemaker leads is a serious concern in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Recent investigations suggest such heating to be strongly dependent on an implant's position within the surrounding medium, but this issue is currently poorly understood. In this study, phantom measurements of the RF-induced electric currents inside a pacemaker lead were perf...

For designing scenarios with optimal ICRF performances in EAST tokamak plasma, the fast wave propagation and absorption should be first investigated. Here several possible Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH) scenarios have been explored are minority heating of hydrogen in a deuterium plasma and mode conversion heating of He in a deuterium plasma. The TORIC code has been used to simulate the ...

BACKGROUND Failure to achieve properly localized, permanent tissue destruction is a common cause of arrhythmia recurrence after cardiac ablation. Current methods of assessing lesion size and location during cardiac radiofrequency ablation are unreliable or not suited for repeated assessment during the procedure. MRI thermography could be used to delineate permanent ablation lesions because tiss...

EXTERNAL heating by conventional electric cautery or by laser provides coagulation of the tissue by conducting the heat from the surface to the inside of the tissue. Conversely, internal heating is the method for necrotizing tumor and hemostasis by means of a dielectric heating electrode, which is inserted into the tissue or tumor. The two methods of administering localized internal thermal the...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: EMFs: Electromagnetic Fields; MWR: Microwave Radiation; NIR: Non-Ionizing Radiation; RF-EMW: Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Waves; RF: Radiofrequency; EMW: Electromagnetic Wave; SNS: Sympathetic Nervous System; PNS: Parasympathetic Nervous System; PRA: Plasma Renin Activity; AMI: Acute Myocardial Infarction; SNAP: N-AcetylSnitrosoDl-P...

Radiofrequency ablation is typically used to heat up malignant liver tissue to critical temperatures in order to kill cancerous cells. However, this hyperthermic process also has noticeable effects on the microvasculature of tumor tissue (i.e. capillary blood vessels). Specifically, it has been empirically shown that heating up cancerous tissue also affects blood flow and oxygen transport. Math...