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A Study on the Hybrid Heater Composed of a Temperature Sensitive Ferrite with Low Permeability for Hyperthermia

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 12, Number 4, 31 Dec 2007, Pages 161-164
Y.H. Kim* (Department of Electrical Engineering, Pukyong National University), H.K. Kang(Department of Electrical Engineering, Pukyong National University), K.H. Shin(Division of information and Science, Kyungsung University)
Abstract
Constant temperature regulation of a hybrid heater which is composed of a temperature sensitive ferrite with low permeability and a Cu tube is investigated for hyperthermia. The temperature sensitive ferrite is inserted into a Cu tube and its length and diameter are 10 mm and 3 mm. Below B=0.05 T, the measured temperature and the calculated one increased with the ratio B1/2of and agreed well with each other. Above B=0.05 T, the measured temperatures maintained constantly almost 50℃±1.5℃because of the influence of Curie temperature of the temperature sensitive ferrite. This result shows that the hybrid heater is able to regulate the temperature constantly at the rate of 50℃±1.5℃.
Keywords: high-temperature hyperthermia; tumor; Curie temperature; hybrid heater; ferrite
DOI: 10.4283/JMAG.2007.12.4.161
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