In this work, a superficial hyperthermia applicator was designed to be used in small animal studies. The applicator operates at 2.45 GHz and is compatible with a magnetic resonance scanner. A temperature controller was interfaced with the applicator to control the rate of change in temperature and the target temperature. Operation and robustness were validated through phantom and in vivo experiments.

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Sumser, K. (Kemal), Geerman, A. (Anthony), Haeck, J., Bernsen, M., van Rhoon, G., & Paulides, M. (2018). Development and in vivo Validation of an MR-Compatible Temperature Controllable Superficial Hyperthermia Applicator for Small Animal Studies. In EMF-Med 2018 - 1st EMF-Med World Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields and COST EMF-MED Final Event with 6th MCM. doi:10.23919/EMF-MED.2018.8526076