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Development of Polymeric Human Jelly Phantom for Hyper-Thermic Therapy by High Frequency Magnetic Field  

Choi, Chang-Young (Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Dankook University)
Kim, Byung-Hun (Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Dankook University)
Hwang, Young-Jun (Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Dankook University)
Kim, Oh-Young (Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Dankook University)
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Polymer(Korea) / v.32, no.1, 2008 , pp. 90-93 More about this Journal
Abstract
We developed a variety of polymeric jelly phantoms that can be used in hyperthermia using an electromagnetic wave as an auxiliary cancer therapy. Particularly, using an appropriate material composed of polyethylene, deionized water, and sodium chloride, jelly phantoms for brain was prepared. Also, their electrical properties were characterized by measuring the dielectric constant and conductivity. As the results, overall electrical values of the phantoms decreased with increasing the amount of the components of the materials, excepted for sodium chloride. Additionally, storage characteristics of the phantoms showed a sustainable stability up to 6 months. Based on the experimental results, it can be proposed that jelly phantoms containing a ferro-magnetic particle could be a potential material for cancer therapy following the further study on the temperature elevation effect and the evaluation of electromagnetic properties of the materials.
Keywords
hyperthermia; cancer; jelly phantom; polyethylene; sodium chloride;
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