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Analysis of bioheat transfer equation for hyperthermia cancer treatment

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Magnetic fluid hyperthermia is a new subclass of hyperthermia cancer treatment that can selectively heat up a tumor without damaging the surrounding healthy tissues. Some authors studied the temperature distribution of a magnetically mediated tumor assuming a homogeneous distribution of nanoparticles inside the tumor. Practically speaking, the injected nanoparticles do not usually distribute uniformly throughout the entire tumor, thus leaving some parts of the tumor without nanoparticles. In this study, an inhomogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles inside the tumor is assumed to investigate the tissues’ temperature profiles. The problem is solved for polar coordinate. Also in this study, the heating effect of magnetic fluid in a porcine liver tissue is experimentally examined. Numerical transient solutions are found to be in good agreement with experimental data.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

    Mohammad Mahdi Attar

  2. Biomechanic Group, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Haghpanahi & Mohammad Mohaqeq

  3. Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Saeid Amanpour

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Mohammad Mahdi Attar received his B.S. degree from Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, in 2005, M.S. degree, in 2008, Shahid CHamran University, Ahwaz, Iran. Eng. Mohammad M. Attar is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Eng. Attar is also currently a faculty member at the Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran. His research interests are focused on thermal management, Hyperthermia, and Thermal Stress.

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Attar, M.M., Haghpanahi, M., Amanpour, S. et al. Analysis of bioheat transfer equation for hyperthermia cancer treatment. J Mech Sci Technol 28, 763–771 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-013-1141-4

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