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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
Laser-induced thermal ablation of cancerous cell organelles
Renat R Letfullin1, Scott A Szatkowski1
1Department of Physics & Optical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 47803, USA.
Aim:
By exploiting the physical changes experienced by cancerous organelles, we investigate the feasibility of destroying cancerous cells by single and multipulse modes of laser heating.
Materials & Methods:
Our procedure consists of two primary steps: determining the normal and cancerous organelles optical properties and simulating the heating of all of the major organelles in the cell to find the treatment modes for the laser ablation of cancerous organelles without harming healthy cells.
Results & Conclusion:
Our simulations show that the cancerous nucleus can be selectively heated to damaging temperatures, making this nucleus a feasible therapeutic particle and removing the need for nanoparticle injection. Because of the removal of this extra step, the procedure we propose is simpler and safer for the patient.
