Microwaves

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A coaxial microwave applicator for transurethral hyperthermia of the prostate. 
  • A comparison using tissue electrical properties and temperature rise to determine relative absorption of microwave power in malignant tissue. 
  • A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: design, fabrication and characterization. 
  • A molybdopterin-free form of xanthine oxidase. 
  • A pilot study of preoperative continuous infusion 5-fluorouracil, external microwave hyperthermia, and external beam radiotherapy for treatment of locally advanced, unresectable, or recurrent rectal cancer. 
  • A prototype system of microwave induced thermo-acoustic tomography for breast tumor. 
  • A rapid method of staining ultrathin sections for surgical pathology TEM with the use of the microwave oven. 
  • A retrospective comparison of microwave ablation vs. radiofrequency ablation for colorectal cancer hepatic metastases. 
  • A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field. 
  • Ablation of the locally advanced pancreatic cancer: An introduction and brief summary of techniques. 
  • Active adjoint modeling method in microwave induced thermoacoustic tomography for breast tumor. 
  • Alterations in activity at auditory nuclei of the rat induced by exposure to microwave radiation: autoradiographic evidence using [14C]2-deoxy-D-glucose. 
  • An improved bolus configuration for commercial multielement ultrasound and microwave hyperthermia systems. 
  • Automatic temperature controller for multielement array hyperthermia systems. 
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia. New concepts in the 1990s. 
  • Broadband gradient index microwave quasi-optical elements based on non-resonant metamaterials. 
  • Can we settle with single-band radiometric temperature monitoring during hyperthermia treatment of chestwall recurrence of breast cancer using a dual-mode transceiving applicator? 
  • Catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction using a helical microwave antenna: a novel means of coupling energy to the endocardium. 
  • Chain-length-dependent microwave absorption of DNA. 
  • Characteristics of microstrip muscle-loaded single-arm Archimedean spiral antennas as investigated by FDTD numerical computations. 
  • Characterization of a digital microwave radiometry system for noninvasive thermometry using a temperature-controlled homogeneous test load. 
  • Conformal microwave array (CMA) applicators for hyperthermia of diffuse chest wall recurrence. 
  • Design and optimization of an ultra wideband and compact microwave antenna for radiometric monitoring of brain temperature. 
  • Detection of vesicoureteral reflux using microwave radiometry-system characterization with tissue phantoms. 
  • Differing radiofrequency standards in the microwave region--implications for future research. 
  • Direct rapid-prototyping fabrication of computer-generated volume holograms in the millimeter-wave and terahertz regime. 
  • Dual-band planar electric metamaterial in the terahertz regime. 
  • EFFECTS OF LOW-INTENSITY MICROWAVES ON ISOLATED NEURONS. 
  • Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine on tissue blood flow and microwave heating of rat tumors. 
  • Effect of complex bolus-tissue load configurations on SAR distributions from dual concentric conductor applicators. Specific absorption rate. 
  • Effects of continuous-wave, pulsed, and sinusoidal-amplitude-modulated microwaves on brain energy metabolism. 
  • Electromagnetic spectroscopy of normal breast tissue specimens obtained from reduction surgeries: comparison of optical and microwave properties. 
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance and optical spectroscopic evidence for interaction between siroheme and Fe4S4 prosthetic groups in Escherichia coli sulfite reductase hemoprotein subunit. 
  • Emission-tunable microwave synthesis of highly luminescent water soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots. 
  • Evaluation of a dual-arm Archimedean spiral array for microwave hyperthermia. 
  • Evaluation of contrast enhancement by carbon nanotubes for microwave-induced thermoacoustic tomography. 
  • Evaluation of the Heat Sink Effect After Transarterial Embolization When Performed in Combination with Thermal Ablation of the Liver in a Rabbit Model. 
  • Experimental method for the hyperthermic treatment of cells in tissue culture: initial application to pancreatic cancer cells. 
  • Feasibility study of batteryless temperature transponders using miniature microwave cavity resonators. 
  • Field-induced forces at dielectric interfaces as a possible mechanism of RF hearing effects. 
  • Flow patterns and heat convection in a rectangular water bolus for use in superficial hyperthermia. 
  • Frequency-dependent absorption of electromagnetic energy in biological tissue. 
  • Heating patterns generated by phase modulation of a hexagonal array of interstitial antennas. 
  • Heating rate modeling and measurements in phantom and in vivo of the human upper extremity in a defective 2450 MHz microwave oven. 
  • High-fidelity, broadband stimulated-Brillouin-scattering-based slow light using fast noise modulation. 
  • Hyperthermia: an overview of current progress and problems. 
  • Inhibition of DNA synthesis and enhancement of the uptake and action of methotrexate by low-power-density microwave radiation in L1210 leukemia cells. 
  • Interstitial hyperthermia in combination with brachytherapy. 
  • Interstitial microwave-induced hyperthermia and iridium brachytherapy for the treatment of obstructing biliary carcinomas. 
  • Large Metasurface Aperture for Millimeter Wave Computational Imaging at the Human-Scale. 
  • Long-term outcomes following microwave ablation for liver malignancies. 
  • Metabolic products of [2-(13) C]ethanol in the rat brain after chronic ethanol exposure. 
  • Metamaterial microwave holographic imaging system. 
  • Microwave breast imaging: 3-D forward scattering simulation. 
  • Microwave decalcification of human temporal bones. 
  • Microwave effects on energy metabolism of rat brain. 
  • Microwave fixation for the determination of cerebral blood volume in rats. 
  • Microwave hyperthermia and its effect on tumor blood flow in rats. 
  • Microwave hyperthermia for choroidal melanoma in rabbits. 
  • Microwave power absorption differences between normal and malignant tissue. 
  • Microwave refraction in the eye. 
  • Microwave thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia with the Dornier Urowave: results of a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, sham-controlled trial. 
  • Microwave treatment of intracerebral L1210 leukemia: schedule-dependent partial reversal of the effects of methotrexate. 
  • Microwave versus saline-linked radiofrequency (Aquamantys) assisted liver resection in a porcine liver resection model. A safety and feasibility pilot study. 
  • Microwave-field-driven acoustic modes in DNA. 
  • Microwave-induced thermal acoustic tomography for breast tumor based on compressive sensing. 
  • Microwave-stimulated recovery of myosin-V immunoreactivity from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human CNS. 
  • Miniature microwave applicator for murine bladder hyperthermia studies. 
  • Modeling the detectability of vesicoureteral reflux using microwave radiometry. 
  • Modelling aperture antennas in the near- and far-field regions using subarrays of equivalent uniformly illuminated apertures. 
  • Molecular biologic substaging of stage I NSCLC through immunohistochemistry performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue. 
  • Multilayer conformal applicator for microwave heating and brachytherapy treatment of superficial tissue disease. 
  • Non-invasive measurement of brain temperature with microwave radiometry: demonstration in a head phantom and clinical case. 
  • Non-invasive vesicoureteral reflux detection: heating risk studies for a new device. 
  • Normal brain response after interstitial microwave hyperthermia. 
  • Percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation and radiation therapy: outcomes of combined treatment for 41 patients with inoperable stage I/II non-small-cell lung cancer. 
  • Phase I trial of doxorubicin-containing low temperature sensitive liposomes in spontaneous canine tumors. 
  • Prediction of heating patterns of a microwave interstitial antenna array at various insertion depths. 
  • Properties of the prosthetic groups of rabbit liver aldehyde oxidase: a comparison of molybdenum hydroxylase enzymes. 
  • Radiation dosimetry of a conformal heat-brachytherapy applicator. 
  • Radiation patterns of dual concentric conductor microstrip antennas for superficial hyperthermia. 
  • Rapid (<3 min) microwave synthesis of block copolymer templated ordered mesoporous metal oxide and carbonate films using nitrate-citric acid systems. 
  • Rapid and inexpensive fabrication of terahertz electromagnetic bandgap structures. 
  • Reception of microwaves by the brain. 
  • Reducing the effects of acoustic heterogeneity with an iterative reconstruction method from experimental data in microwave induced thermoacoustic tomography. 
  • Reply to comments on editorial about radiofrequency standards. 
  • Results of a 5-year multicenter trial of a new generation cooled high energy transurethral microwave thermal therapy catheter for benign prostatic hyperplasia. 
  • SAR pattern perturbations from resonance effects in water bolus layers used with superficial microwave hyperthermia applicators. 
  • Serious toxicity associated with annular microwave array induction of whole-body hyperthermia in normal dogs. 
  • Serum perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and associations with behavioral attributes. 
  • Single-Session CT-Guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Bilateral Adrenal Gland Hyperplasia Due to Ectopic ACTH Syndrome. 
  • Surgical atrial fibrillation ablation: a review of contemporary techniques and energy sources. 
  • The differential effects of 200, 591, and 2,450 MHz radiation on rat brain energy metabolism. 
  • The effects of hyperthermia and hyperthermia plus microwaves on rat brain energy metabolism. 
  • The measured electrical properties of normal and malignant human tissues from 50 to 900 MHz. 
  • Theoretical characterization of dual concentric conductor microwave applicators for hyperthermia at 433 MHz. 
  • Thermal and SAR characterization of multielement dual concentric conductor microwave applicators for hyperthermia, a theoretical investigation. 
  • Thermal characteristics of thermobrachytherapy surface applicators for treating chest wall recurrence. 
  • Three-dimensional nonlinear image reconstruction for microwave biomedical imaging. 
  • Vesicoureteral reflux in children: a phantom study of microwave heating and radiometric thermometry of pediatric bladder. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Palmer, Gregory M., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology
  • Preminger, Glenn Michael, James F. Glenn, M.D. Professor of Urology, Surgery