• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Estimation of Temperature Distribution of Minute Region in Tumor during Hyperthermia by Finite Element Method.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06671876
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 病態科学系歯学(含放射線系歯学)
Research InstitutionHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SATOH Takafumi  Hokkaido Univ.School of Dentistry, Instructor, 歯学部, 助手 (80178748)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Keywordshyperthermia / finite element method / tumor blood flow / ハイパーサーミア / 腫瘍血管 / 温度分布
Research Abstract

I studied temperature distribution of tumor vessels and their periphery during microwave hyperthermia by finite element method.
(METHOD) : I adopted data from the paper of M.W.Dewhirst, et al.as "vessel diameter" and "average distance between vessels" (tumor vessel diameter is 50mu, average distance between vessels is 300mu) I supposed vessels run parallel to each other. I also supposed the temperature of the center of line between vessels is highest. I used 452 nodal points and 808 elements. As boundary conditions a temperature of inner wall of vessels is 37゚C,and that of margin of the region is 43゚C.
(RESULTS) : The temperature distribution I got was approximately circles which have common centers. At the vessel, a temperature gradient was 0.10゚C/mu. If I suppose thickness of cells of tumor vessels is 10mu, a temperature of cells of tumor vessel is 37-38゚C.
(DISCUSSION) : I recognized that the temperature of tumor vessels is lower than that of sensors. Therefore a heat effect on tumor vessels could decrease. This fact might be one of causes that hyperthermia is not so effective as we expect.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report

URL: 

Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi