Fabrication of Combined Probes for Interstitial hyperthermia and Brachyradiotherapy

고 선량율 근접 및 온열치료 병용 삽입관의 제작과 특성

We fabricated flexible thermoradiotherapy probes to alternated combination with Interstitial hyperthermia and Brachyradiotherapy thermoradiotherapy probe was coated by gold plate on polyethylene brachytherapy probe. When Agar phantom was heated 15 minute with 30 W radiofrequency power, temperature increased as 5oC for polyethylene probe and 20oC for gold coated polyethylene probe. We observed that the 1 cm square array would heat a volume with a 1.25 cm radius circular field cross section to therapeutic temperatures (90% relative SAR using Tm) and the 2 cm square array with a 1.75 cm radius rectangular field with central inhomogeneity. With 2 cm long electrode implants, we observed that the 1 cm square array would heat a 3 cm long sagittal section to therapeutic temperature (90% relative SAR using Tm). The histopathological changes associated with RF heating of normal canine brains have been correlated with thermal distributions. RF needle electrode heating was applied for 50 min to generate tissue temperatures of 43${\circ}$C. We obtained a quarter of the heated tissue material immediately after heating and sacrificed at intervals from 7${\sim}$30 days. The acute stage was demonstrated by liquefactive necrosis, pyknosis of neuronal element in the gray matter. Mild gliosis occurring around the necrosis was demonstrated in the last sacrificed (days30)canine brain.

원격조정 아프터로딩 시스템에 사용하는 폴리에틸렌 삽입관에 금박을 입혀 라디오파(RF) 안테나로도 병행사용할수 있는 열 방사선 병용삽입관 을 제작하였다. 30W의 RF 전력으로 15분간 한천 판톰에 가열하였을 때 폴리에틸렌관은 약 5oC 상승하였으나 금박으로 코팅 된 폴리에틸렌관은 약 20${\circ}$C 상승하여 RF 안테나로 대용할 수가 있었다. 한천 팬텀 중앙부에 길이가 2 cm 인 4개의 전극을 1 cm 간격으로 정사각형이 되도록 삽입하여 가열하였을 때 90%등온곡선이 반경 1.25 cm 의 원형으로 균일하게 분포되었고 2 cm 간격으로 삽일 하였을 때 1.75 cm 반경으로 거의 4 각형의 균일한 분포를 얻었다. 개의 뇌 실질에 정방형의 중심을 43${\circ}$C로 50분간 온열 요법을 시행한 후 관찰한 조직병리학적 소견에서 의미있는 변화를 보였다.