Apparatus for the generation of an energy field for the treatment of cancer in body cavities and parts that are cavity-like
First Claim
1. A system for treating cancer located in a cavity in an organ within a body, the cavity having a tissue surface and a cavity temperature, the system comprising:
- a solution of iron oxide nanoparticles introduced directly into the cavity, the solution in contact with the tissue surface of the cavity;
a chemotherapy agent introduced directly into the cavity;
a table for positioning the body containing the cavity;
two coreless coils positioned for generating a treatment AC magnetic field that extends through the cavity of the body located on the table;
at least two temperature measurement probes for sensing a temperature of the solution in the cavity to generate a sensed solution temperature;
a control computer in communication with an Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) circuit, the control computer configured for applying a drive current to the coreless coil to generate the treatment AC magnetic field and for regulating the drive current to the coreless coil to raise the cavity temperature at a predetermined rate and to maintain the cavity at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time in response to the sensed temperature of the solution in the cavity;
wherein the magnetic field has a frequency between 30 kHz and 100 kHz; and
wherein the cavity is disposed in an organ selected from the group comprising a bladder, a breast, a cervix, a colon, a uterus, a vagina, an esophagus, a stomach and a brain;
the cavity either being naturally occurring or created therein.
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Abstract
The body cavity cancer treatment apparatus generates the magnetic field for use in a combined “low temperature hyperthermia” and ionizing radiation and/or chemotherapy cancer treatment protocol. Unlike other competing systems, the body cavity cancer treatment apparatus does not directly kill or ablate the cancer cells with killing temperatures rather, the body cavity cancer treatment apparatus stresses the cancer and cancer stem cells by keeping them at a nominal 42° C. for some period of time via the heating of nano-particles that have been infused into the bladder, using the generated magnetic field.
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1. A system for treating cancer located in a cavity in an organ within a body, the cavity having a tissue surface and a cavity temperature, the system comprising:
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a solution of iron oxide nanoparticles introduced directly into the cavity, the solution in contact with the tissue surface of the cavity; a chemotherapy agent introduced directly into the cavity; a table for positioning the body containing the cavity; two coreless coils positioned for generating a treatment AC magnetic field that extends through the cavity of the body located on the table; at least two temperature measurement probes for sensing a temperature of the solution in the cavity to generate a sensed solution temperature; a control computer in communication with an Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) circuit, the control computer configured for applying a drive current to the coreless coil to generate the treatment AC magnetic field and for regulating the drive current to the coreless coil to raise the cavity temperature at a predetermined rate and to maintain the cavity at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time in response to the sensed temperature of the solution in the cavity; wherein the magnetic field has a frequency between 30 kHz and 100 kHz; and wherein the cavity is disposed in an organ selected from the group comprising a bladder, a breast, a cervix, a colon, a uterus, a vagina, an esophagus, a stomach and a brain;
the cavity either being naturally occurring or created therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for treating cancer located in a cavity in an organ within a body, the cavity having a tissue surface and a cavity temperature, the method comprising the steps of:
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introducing a solution of iron oxide nanoparticles directly into the cavity, the solution in contact with the tissue surface of the cavity; introducing a chemotherapy agent directly into the cavity; positioning the body containing the cavity on a table; positioning two coreless coils for generating a treatment AC magnetic field that extends through the cavity; sensing a temperature of the solution in the cavity using at least two temperature measurement probes to generate a sensed solution temperature; applying, using a control computer in communication with an Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) circuit, a drive current to the coreless coil to generate the treatment AC magnetic field and regulating the drive current to the coreless coil using the control computer to raise the temperature of the cavity at a predetermined rate and to maintain the cavity at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time in response to the sensed solution temperature in the cavity; wherein the treatment AC magnetic field has a frequency between 40 kHz and 75 kHz; and wherein the cavity is disposed in an organ selected from the group comprising a bladder, a breast, a cervix, a colon, a uterus, a vagina, an esophagus, a stomach and a brain;
the cavity either being naturally occurring or created therein. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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