Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Patent
1986-08-13
1989-03-28
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
128653, 128736, A61N 502
Patent
active
048154792
ABSTRACT:
A system and associated method that combines microwave detection (radiometry) with microwave heating (hyperthermia) for the treatment of cancer with a microwave radiometric detector is operable during a receive mode of operation to establish signal path characteristics and a microwave transmitter is operable during a transmit mode of operation to carry out the hyperthermia treatment. There is provided an antenna array of a plurality antennae disposed over the tumor site. These antennae are coupled to separate signal channels. During the receive mode of operation the separate channel signals are combined for coupling to the microwave radiometric detector to enable adjustment of the phase of the separate antenna signals so as to maximize the signal detected at the microwave radiometric detector. Thereafter, during the transmit mode of operation the microwave transmitter couples signals to the signal channels to provide beam focusing of the microwave energy on to the tumor site.
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Cohen Lee S.
M/A - Com, Inc.
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