Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

Heat transfer in bioengineering and medicine

Description

This book contains the following papers: New ideas in heat transfer for agricultural animals; Issues in heat transfer and tumor blood flow in localized hyperthermia treatments of cancer; Ultrasound enhances adriamycin toxicity in vitro; Scanned, focused ultrasound hyperthermia treatment of brain tumors; Mathematical prediction and phantom studies of the clinical target ''hot spot'' using a three applicator phased array system (TRIPAS); Development of an endoscopic RF hyperthermia system for deep tumor therapy; Simultaneous measurement of intrinsic and effective thermal conductivity; Determination of the transport of thermal energy by conduction in perfused tissue; A whole body thermal model of man with a realistic circulatory system; and Canine muscle blood flow changes in response to initial heating rates

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Pagination
56 p.
Series
HTD-Vol. 95; BED-Vol. 7.

Conference

Title
ASME winter meeting.
Dates
13-18 Dec 1987.
Place
Boston, MA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19089003
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENGINEERING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPERTHERMIA; MEDICINE; MEETINGS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUES
Descriptors DEC
BODY; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-871234--.