A computational model for heat generation in a radially layered tissue inside a ‘coaxial TEM’ applicator

Abstract

The electromagnetic heat dissipation in a radially layered biological tissue inside a circular cylinder has been investigated theoretically. The theory is based on a three- dimensional model and the electromagnetic field is assumed to be generated by a prescribed electric field along a ring-shaped aperture. The method of computation employs the spatial Fourier transform of all field quantities with respect to the axial coordinate, after which the field equations are solved in the spectral domain. Subsequently, an inverse Fourier transform is carred out to compute the quantities that are of interest to the clinical deep-body hyperthermia system at hand. For a number of representative configurations numerical results at 70 MHz are given.

Key Words:

• hyperthermia
• electromagnetic heating
• power distribution.