Ultrasound treatment apparatus
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1. An ultrasound treatment apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasound source for generating treatment ultrasound which is focused;
a driving circuit for driving said ultrasound source to generate treatment ultrasound from said ultrasound source; and
a controller for determining a focus intensity (W/cm2) of the treatment ultrasound and an irradiation period (sec) of the treatment ultrasound under a condition in which a frequency (MHz) of the treatment ultrasound is a predetermined value, so that an index obtained by a product of the focus intensity, the irradiation period and the frequency falls within an appropriate range from 6,000 (inclusive) to 40,000 (inclusive), and for controlling said driving circuit based on the determined focus intensity and irradiation period, a lower limit of the range being set to cause thermal degeneration in a tissue of a tumor, and an upper limit of the range being set to avoid cell destruction of the tissue of the tumor.
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Abstract
An ultrasound treatment apparatus includes an ultrasound source for generating treatment ultrasound which is focused, a driving circuit for driving the ultrasound source to generate treatment ultrasound from the ultrasound source, and a controller for controlling to make the driving circuit drive the ultrasound source under an irradiation condition in which an optimization index obtained by the product of the focus intensity (W/cm2), the irradiation period (sec), and the frequency (MHZ) all of the treatment ultrasound falls within an appropriate range from 6,000 (inclusive) to 40,000 (inclusive).
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1. An ultrasound treatment apparatus comprising:
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an ultrasound source for generating treatment ultrasound which is focused;
a driving circuit for driving said ultrasound source to generate treatment ultrasound from said ultrasound source; and
a controller for determining a focus intensity (W/cm2) of the treatment ultrasound and an irradiation period (sec) of the treatment ultrasound under a condition in which a frequency (MHz) of the treatment ultrasound is a predetermined value, so that an index obtained by a product of the focus intensity, the irradiation period and the frequency falls within an appropriate range from 6,000 (inclusive) to 40,000 (inclusive), and for controlling said driving circuit based on the determined focus intensity and irradiation period, a lower limit of the range being set to cause thermal degeneration in a tissue of a tumor, and an upper limit of the range being set to avoid cell destruction of the tissue of the tumor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An ultrasound treatment apparatus comprising:
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an ultrasound source for generating treatment ultrasound which is focused;
a driving circuit for driving said ultrasound source to generate treatment ultrasound from said ultrasound source; and
a controller for determining a focus intensity (W/cm2) of the treatment ultrasound and an irradiation period (sec) of the treatment ultrasound under a condition in which a frequency (MHz) of the treatment ultrasound is a predetermined value, so that an index obtained from a product of the focus intensity, the irradiation period and the frequency falls within a predetermined range, and for controlling said driving circuit based on the determined focus intensity and irradiation period, a lower limit of the range being set to cause thermal degeneration in a tissue of a tumor, and an upper limit of the range being set to avoid cell destruction of the tissue of the tumor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
said controller determining said condition to be in said range having said upper limit defined as a maximum focus intensity not causing cell destruction and said lower limit defined as a minimum focus intensity causing cell degeneration.
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9. An apparatus according to claim 8, comprising:
said controller determining said upper and lower limits based upon an internal organ being irradiated.
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10. An ultrasound treatment apparatus comprising:
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an ultrasound source for generating treatment ultrasound which is focused;
a driving circuit for driving said ultrasound source to generate treatment ultrasound from said ultrasound source; and
a controller for controlling said driving circuit such that an index obtained by a product of a focus intensity (W/cm2) of the treatment ultrasound, an irradiation period (sec) of the treatment ultrasound and a frequency (MHz) of the treatment ultrasound falls within a predetermined range, a lower limit of the range being set to cause thermal degeneration in a tissue of a tumor, an upper limit of the range being set to avoid cell destruction of the tissue of the tumor, two of the focus intensity, the irradiation period and the frequency being determined as predetermined requirements, and the other being determined by the controller.
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