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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Novocure Gmbh, Root, CH;
Reuven Ruby Shamir, Haifa, IL;
Yoram Wasserman, Haifa, IL;
Zeev Bomzon, Haifa, IL;
Oren Peles Zeevi, Haifa, IL;
Tal Marciano, Haifa, IL;
Novocure GmbH, Baar, CH;
Abstract
A method of applying tumor treating fields to a region of interest of a subject's body corresponding to a tumor, the method including: alternately applying to the region of interest a first electric field between a first pair of locations of the subject's body and a second electric field between a second pair of locations of the subject's body; detecting a change in the region of interest of the subject's body; ceasing applying the first and second electric fields; selecting, based on the detected change, a third pair of locations of the subject's body and a fourth pair of locations of the subject's body, the third and fourth pairs of locations being different than the first and second pairs of locations; and alternately applying to the region of interest a third electric field between the third pair of locations and a fourth electric field between the fourth pair of locations.