Biomedical Applications Of Optics. New Computer Aided Sensor Concepts For Nonimvasive Measurements Of Human Hemodynamics

Abstract

The majority of practical applications of microwave energy in medicine is based on the transformation of this energy into heat. AS useful as this may be in certain medical applications (e.g. microwave hyperthermia for oncological therapy), this is an unwanted effect in the study of blood volume kinetics in the skin, as these measurements must be performed in a thermoregulated steady state. As the penetration depth and focussing of radiation is a func-