RaCHy-Radiotherapy Coupled with Hyperthermia-18HLT06 EURAMET EMPIR Project

Giovanni Durando, Piero Miloro, Volker Wilkens, Baki Karaboce, Jacco De Pooter, Gerard Van Rhoon, Barbara Caccia, Antonia Denkova, Roeland Dijkema, More Authors

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Abstract

RaCHy is a project funded by EURAMET in the framework of the EMPIR Health programme. The project aims at providing metrological support to achieve the maximum synergistic advantages in the integration of radiotherapy oncology with different hyperthermia techniques, based on high intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound (TUS), Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and the use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) excited by AC magnetic fields. Therapy efficacy will be tested in in vitro and in vivo experiments adopting a multidisciplinary methodology, which involves energy delivery and temperature measurements, tissue imaging, biological assessments and in silico modelling. The final goal is the quantification of the combined effect of radiation and hyperthermia therapy in terms of equivalent dose distributions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019 - Symposium Proceedings
EditorsJ.Max Cortner
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538684276
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 26 Jun 201928 Jun 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2019
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period26/06/1928/06/19

Keywords

  • electromagnetic radiation
  • magnetic nanoparticles
  • radiotherapy
  • Therapeutic ultrasound

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