Strong correlation between specific heat capacity and water content in human tissues suggests preferred heat deposition in malignant tumors upon electromagnetic irradiation
Peter Vaupel, Helmut Piazena
Abstract
PURPOSE: ), which highly determines thermal properties upon electromagnetic irradiation. METHOD: ) were conducted up to 28 February 2022, providing an updated, comprehensive data overview based on original manuscripts, reviews and databases. RESULTS: . Cancers contain up to 27% more water than their tissues of origin and must be considered as 'high-capacitance-tissues'. CONCLUSIONS: values must be considered when modeling temperature distributions in hyperthermic treatment.
Topics & Concepts
IrradiationHyperthermiaChemistryDeposition (geology)Cancer researchPathologyBiophysicsMedicineBiologyInternal medicinePhysicsSedimentNuclear physicsPaleontologyUltrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsInfrared Thermography in MedicineThermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena