Tumors in portions of a subject's body that have a longitudinal axis (e.g., the torso, head, and arm) can be treated with TTFields by affixing first and second sets of electrodes at respective positions that are longitudinally prior to and subsequent to a target region. An AC voltage with a frequency of 100-500 kHz is applied between these sets of electrodes. This imposes an AC electric field with field lines that run through the target region longitudinally. The field strength is at least 1 V/cm in at least a portion of the target region. In some embodiments, this approach is combined with the application of AC electric fields through the target region in a lateral direction (e.g., front to back and/or side to side) in order to apply AC electric fields with different orientations to the target region.

The present embodiment discloses a method of performing digital subtraction thermography by employing the technique of digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The method includes acquiring a pre-contrast thermal image of a target area; application of thermally controlled intravascular fluid as a contrast agent onto the target area; acquiring a post-contrast thermal image; acquiring a plurality of post-contrast thermal images after a fixed time interval; processing of the pre-contrast thermal image, the post-contrast thermal image and the plurality of post-contrast thermal images; and generating a thermogram.

A method and system for determining the presence of a mass of cancerous cells in vivo within a tissue body is provided. The method includes: a) performing an examination of the tissue body using a diagnostic method operable to determine the presence of a suspect tissue mass, and determining a location of the same; b) administering a solution containing “RR-CTEs”, the RR-CTEs configured to target and bind with cancerous cells; c) interrogating the tissue body with a beam of light, wherein the RR-CTEs are configured to produce Raman scattered light upon impingement; d) collecting the Raman scattered light; e) processing the collected Raman scattered light to determine a presence or an absence of the a Raman signature; and f) comparing the determined location of the suspect tissue mass with the determined location of the mass of cancerous cells to determine the presence of the mass of cancerous cells.

This document relates to methods and materials for tissue ablation. For example, methods for using a composition including one or more ionic liquids (e.g., a composition including a LATTE solution) for tissue ablation are provided. In some cases, a composition including one or more ionic liquids (e.g., a composition including a LATTE solution) can be used to ablate tumor tissue within a mammal having cancer (e.g., to treat the mammal).

Provided are a new compound for photothermal cancer therapy, a composition including the same, and a method for photothermal cancer therapy, and more particularly, a compound that is an organic photosensitizer based on an indan structure, a nanoparticle as a self-assembly thereof, a composition including the same, and a method for photothermal therapy using the same.

Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of the skin surface with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.

The present invention relates to apparatus for a nanoparticle thermal therapy based on an open magnetic particle image. The apparatus for a nanoparticle thermal therapy based on an open magnetic particle image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a selection coil generating a field free point (FFP) for a nanoparticle in a first direction; a focus coil generating a magnetic field and moving the FFP in a second direction; and a heating coil heating the nanoparticle in a target area based on the FFP in the second direction.

The present disclosure relates to a method for treating tumours. In particular, the invention relates to a new therapeutic use of nanoparticles as a sensitiser agent to radiofrequency radiation. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of nanoparticles in combination with radiofrequency radiations for the treatment of tumours, the radiofrequencies inducing hyperthermia of said tumour comprising the nanoparticles in the patient.

A method for decreasing proliferation of cancer cells comprises the steps of administering a sensitizer. Sensitizers can include selenium, fish oil, and a combination of selenium and fish oil to a cancer cell. The method contemplates that the selenium and fish oil are administered in an amount effective to respectively increase the sensitivity of the cancer cells, and the administration of the combination of selenium and fish oil are administered in an amount effective to synergistically increase the sensitivity of the cancer cells more than the selenium or the fish oil alone. The method additionally exposes cancer cells to temperatures in excess of 37° C.

Cancer treatment methods using thermotherapy and/or enhanced immunotherapy are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method comprising the steps of administering a plurality of nanoparticles to target a tumor in a patient, the nanoparticles being coated with an antitumor antibody, cell penetrating peptides (CPPs), and a polymer, and the nanoparticles containing medication and/or gene, and a dye or indicator in the polymer coating, at least some of the nanoparticles attaching to surface antigens of tumor cells so as to form a tumor cell/nanoparticle complex; exciting the nanoparticles using an ultrasound source generating an ultrasonic wave so as to peel off the polymer coating of the nanoparticles, thereby releasing the dye or indicator into the circulation of the patient and the medication and/or gene at the tumor site; and imaging a body region of the patient so as to detect the dye or indicator released into the circulation of the patient.