MICROWAVE APPLICATOR FOR LOCALIZED HYPERTHERMIA

摘要

P THE MICROWAVE APPLICATOR INCLUDES A HOLLOW METAL CYLINDRICAL BOX 1 HAVING AN OPEN AXIAL END 3, IN WHICH A COAXIAL CYLINDRICAL RESONATOR 5 IS MOUNTED WITH HIGH PERMITTIVITY, SUPPORTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE EXTREMITE BUT PTFE 6. A SENSOR 11 ALLOWS TO EXCIT RESONATOR 5 IN MODES TE01P OR EH11P AT A RELATIVELY LOW FREQUENCY (LESS THAN 1GHZ) FOR A LOCAL PERIPHERAL OR CENTRAL MICROWAVE ENERGY PENETRATION. APPLICATION IN PARTICULAR TO THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS. /P