Infrared thermography technology has improved dramatically in recent years and is gaining
renewed interest in the medical community for applications in skin tissue identification …

Background While the excisional biopsy and histological examination of suspicious lesions
remains the current gold standard for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma (CM), there is a …

Purpose: We aimed to characterise magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia (mNPH) with
radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer. Methods: Human prostate cancer subcutaneous …

A combined thermal model for transient temperature field in a tumor and ambient tissue
during laser heating of embedded gold nanoparticles is developed. The approach …

The development of technologies capable of early tumor detection is unquestionably
demanded by physicians, as early diagnosis is key to achieve more efficient and less …

Melanomas are cancerous skin lesions that are notorious for their ability to metastasize at a
relatively early stage of development. The key to improved survival in all affected individuals …

A novel heating strategy based on laser irradiation of surrounding tissues as an alternative
to direct irradiation of superficial tumors is proposed and analyzed for the first time. The …

Electromagnetic thermal therapies for cancer treatment, such as microwave hyperthermia,
aim to heat up a targeted tumour site to temperatures within 40 and 44° C. Computational …

In 2010 approximately 68,720 melanomas will be diagnosed in the US alone, with around
8,650 resulting in death 1. To date, the only effective treatment for melanoma remains …

Breast cancer is one of the most common and dangerous cancers. Subsurface breast cancer
lesions generate more heat and have increased blood supply when compared to healthy …