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Abstract #4336

MR Guided RF Hyperthermia for Head and Neck Tumors: Simulation Guided Design of an MR Compatible RF Heating Array

Jurriaan Bakker1, Maarten Paulides1, Lorne Hofstetter2, Wouter Numan1, Gyula Kotek1, Ruben Pellicer1, Rene Verhaart1, Paolo Togni1, Gavin Houston3, Eric Fiveland4, Matthew Tarasek2, Gerard van Rhoon1, Desmond Yeo2

1Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, United States; 3GE Healthcare, 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; 4GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, United States

Hyperthermia (40-44C for 1h) has shown to be effective for stimulating radiotherapy for the head and neck region, but for deep application a novel applicator was build. MR thermometry has the potential to replace the current invasive fiber-optic temperature measurements and improve treatment results by better feedback. To study MR thermometry, we used simulations to design an MR compatible array applicator. The results show that this array can generate focused heat in cylindrical fat/muscle phantoms while facilitating MR thermometry.

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