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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
Paul F. Turner, Bountiful, UT (US);
Mark Hagmann, West Valley, UT (US);
Thomas L. Youd, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Paul F. Turner, Bountiful, UT (US);
Mark Hagmann, West Valley, UT (US);
Thomas L. Youd, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
BDS Medical Corporation, West Valley, UT (US);
Abstract
A hyperthermia treatment system for heating a selected region within a target body that includes a power source and a plurality of electromagnetic applicators that are in electrical communication with the power source and arranged in a surrounding array around a focal region to concentrate their combined radiation output onto the focal region. The treatment system also includes a support mechanism that is adapted to support a target body within the surrounding array of applicators, and a positioning mechanism adapted to move the support mechanism and align the selected region within the target body with the focal region. Furthermore, the positioning mechanism is adapted to compensate for movement of the focal region in response to an interaction between the combined radiation output and the target body.