Method and apparatus for treating cancer
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1. A system for treating a mass within a patient'"'"'s body, which comprises:
- three or more electrode shafts that define an area, each shaft having at least two electrode bands positioned along the shaft;
a processor configured to generate instructive signals that are DC arbitrary waveforms or AC arbitrary waveforms of a frequency of up to about 1 KHz; and
an amplifier array configured to receive instructive signals from the processor and to deliver signals to the electrode bands,wherein the processor is configured to control the amplifier array in such a way as to proportionately vary the voltage amplitude of signals to the electrode bands to dynamically steer and focus ionic current vectors to create and steer a hot zone anywhere in three dimensions within the area between the electrode shafts, without moving the electrodes, to resistively heat the mass to ensure destruction of all malignant or benign cells.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating masses, such as prostate or breast cancer, or any other soft tissue cancerous or benign mass, employs a unique, three-dimensional software-controlled electronic amplifier array using arbitrary waveforms that dynamically and proportionally steer electrical currents by using two or more current vector paths, sequentially or simultaneously, through a mass containing electrically-conductive ionic solutions so as to obtain 100% thermal heating or hyperthermia through the mass, and destroying it with a minimally-invasive treatment which requires no radiation or chemotherapy which could be harmful to the patient.
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1. A system for treating a mass within a patient'"'"'s body, which comprises:
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three or more electrode shafts that define an area, each shaft having at least two electrode bands positioned along the shaft; a processor configured to generate instructive signals that are DC arbitrary waveforms or AC arbitrary waveforms of a frequency of up to about 1 KHz; and an amplifier array configured to receive instructive signals from the processor and to deliver signals to the electrode bands, wherein the processor is configured to control the amplifier array in such a way as to proportionately vary the voltage amplitude of signals to the electrode bands to dynamically steer and focus ionic current vectors to create and steer a hot zone anywhere in three dimensions within the area between the electrode shafts, without moving the electrodes, to resistively heat the mass to ensure destruction of all malignant or benign cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for treating a mass within a patient'"'"'s body, which comprises:
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three or more electrode shafts that define an area, each shaft having at least two electrode bands positioned along the shaft; a processor configured to generate instructive signals that are DC arbitrary waveforms or AC arbitrary waveforms of frequency of up to about 1 KHz; and an amplifier array configured to receive instructive signals from the processor and to deliver signals to the electrode bands, wherein the processor is configured to control the amplifier array in such a way as to proportionally vary the voltage amplitude of signals to the electrode bands to dynamically steer and focus ionic current vectors to create and steer a hot zone anywhere in three dimensions within the area between the electrode shafts and around the perimeter of the mass using a fencing technique, without moving the electrodes, to destroy vasculature which feeds nutrients and blood supply to the mass by resistive heating. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A system for treating a malignant or benign mass within a patient'"'"'s body which comprises three or more electrode shafts that define an area, each shaft having at least two electrode bands positioned along the shaft, a computer processor-controlled electronic amplifier array which is configured to deliver signals that are DC arbitrary waveforms or AC arbitrary waveforms of frequency of up to about 1 KHz to the electrode bands, wherein the computer-controlled processor is configured to control the amplifier array in such a way as to proportionately vary the voltage amplitude of signals to the electrode bands to dynamically steer and focus ionic current vectors to create and steer a hot zone anywhere in three dimensions within the area between the three or more electrode shafts, without moving the electrodes, and wherein the mass is resistively heated sufficiently to neutralize all abnormal cells within the mass while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
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