Communication
  • Development of Polymeric Human Jelly Phantom for Hyper-Thermic Therapy by High Frequency Magnetic Field
  • Choi CY, Kim BH, Hwang Y, Kim O
  • 고주파 자기장을 이용한 온열요법 치료용의 젤리형 고분자 모의인체
  • 최창영, 김병훈, 황영준, 김오영
Abstract
We developed a variety of polymeric jelly phantoms that can be used in hyperthermia using an electromagnetic wave as an auxiliary cancer therapy. Particularly, using an appropriate material composed of polyethylene, deionized water, and sodium chloride, jelly phantoms for brain was prepared. Also, their electrical properties were characterized by measuring the dielectric constant and conductivity. As the results, overall electrical values of the phantoms decreased with increasing the amount of the components of the materials, excepted for sodium chloride. Additionally, storage characteristics of the phantoms showed a sustainable stability up to 6 months. Based on the experimental results, it can be proposed that jelly phantoms containing a ferromagnetic particle could be a potential material for cancer therapy following the further study on the temperature elevation effect and the evaluation of electromagnetic properties of the materials.

암 치료의 보조요법의 하나로 제시될 수 있는 전자파를 이용한 온열치료법의 기초연구를 수행하였다. 폴리에틸렌, 탈이온수, 그리고 염화나트륨 등으로 구성되는 젤리형의 인체 뇌 팬텀을 제작하고 이들 팬텀 재료의 다양한 구성비에 따른 팬텀의 전기적 특성을 유전율상수와 전도도를 측정하여 평가하였다. 그 결과, 염화나트륨의 양이 증가함에 따라 팬텀의 도전율이 증가하는 것을 제외하고는 팬텀 재조에 사용한 재료의 함량이 증가할수록 팬텀의 전기적 특성 값들은 대체로 감소함을 확인하였다. 또한 시간 경과에 따른 무게비로 측정한 팬텀의 장기안정성은 6개월이 경과한 시점까지도 양호하게 유지됨을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 향후 각종 인체장기에 대응하는 자성유체가 혼입된 젤리팬텀의 전자기적 특성과 온도 상승을 관찰함으로써 암 치료에 있어서의 새로운 방법론을 제시할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

Keywords: hyperthermia; cancer; jelly phantom; polyethylene; sodium chloride

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
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This Article

  • 2008; 32(1): 90-93

    Published online Jan 25, 2008

  • Received on Oct 5, 2007
  • Accepted on Dec 6, 2007