Automated laboratory of electromagnetic radiation for the study of biological effects and oncologic hyperthermia

Abstract

The aim of this work is to describe the design and construction of an automated laboratory for electromagnetic radiation, which will be used in the study of the effects of radiation in living organisms, focusing the study in the effects of oncologic hyperthermia. For this purpose the laboratory was divided in several parts: the electromagnetic shielding system, temperature measurement using optical fiber sensors and analog signal conditioner, automated positioning temperature sensors inside the phantom, the communication and control stage using two personal computers, software for the visualization of the temperature distribution inside the phantom and the EM system. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.