Compressional wave hyperthermia treating method and apparatus

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PATENT NO 4875487
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06860281

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A wide bandwidth compressional wave transducer array obtains information concerning tissue of a subject being treated and supplies hyperthermia compressional wave treating energy to a treated region of the subject. The array transducers are pulsed on and off with an on duty cycle portion of less than one. An array of compressional wave imaging transducers is in the center of the array of compressional wave hyperthermia focused far field transducers used to analyze and treat. The power and duty cycle of the compressional wave hyperthermia focused far field are varied to control the energy incident on certain regions in a treated subject. The ultrasonic frequencies of hyperthermia beams derived from individual transducers are randomly angle modulated so the energy of adjacent far field focused beams overlaps to a greater extent than focused coherent beams.

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VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC3100 HANSEN WAY PALO ALTO CA 94304

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Seppi, Edward J Menlo Park, CA 47 3073

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