(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2008) Fasano, Antonio; Hömberg, Dietmar; Naumov, Dmitri
We study a mathematical model for laser-induced thermotherapy, a
minimally invasive cancer treatment. The model consists of a diffusion
approximation of the radiation transport equation coupled to a bio-heat
equation and a model to describe the evolution of the coagulated zone.
Special emphasis is laid on a refined model of the applicator device,
accounting for the effect of coolant flow inside. Comparisons between
experiment and simulations show that the model is able to predict the
experimentally achieved temperatures reasonably well.
