Hyperthermia apparatus
Abstract
A hyperthermia apparatus, suitable for transurethral application, has an energy radiating element comprising a leaky-wave antenna. The leaky wave antenna radiation pattern is characterized by a surface wave which propagates along an aperture formed by openings (small in comparison to a wavelength) in the outer conductor of a transmission line. Appropriate design of the leaky wave antenna produces a uniform, broadside pattern of temperature elevation that uniformly heats all or part of the periurethral tissues.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872952
- Patent Number(s):
- 6051018
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- hyperthermia; apparatus; suitable; transurethral; application; energy; radiating; element; comprising; leaky-wave; antenna; leaky; wave; radiation; pattern; characterized; surface; propagates; aperture; formed; openings; comparison; wavelength; outer; conductor; transmission; line; appropriate; design; produces; uniform; broadside; temperature; elevation; uniformly; heats; periurethral; tissues; radiation pattern; outer conductor; transmission line; radiating element; surface wave; aperture formed; element comprising; wave antenna; uniformly heat; hyperthermia apparatus; /607/
Citation Formats
Larsen, Lawrence E. Hyperthermia apparatus. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web.
Larsen, Lawrence E. Hyperthermia apparatus. United States.
Larsen, Lawrence E. Sat .
"Hyperthermia apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872952.
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abstractNote = {A hyperthermia apparatus, suitable for transurethral application, has an energy radiating element comprising a leaky-wave antenna. The leaky wave antenna radiation pattern is characterized by a surface wave which propagates along an aperture formed by openings (small in comparison to a wavelength) in the outer conductor of a transmission line. Appropriate design of the leaky wave antenna produces a uniform, broadside pattern of temperature elevation that uniformly heats all or part of the periurethral tissues.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
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