Laser-induced thermal therapy (LITT) is a noninvasive medical procedure for treatment of tumors and small lesion. Skin surface overheating and thermal damage to the undesired areas of tissue are two major concerns during thermal therapy. To determine the efficacy of forced convection surface cooling, the present study demonstrates the numerical simulation for minimizing undesired thermal damage. A two-dimensional (2D) axisymmetric cylindrical model is considered with irradiation of continuous wave (cw) laser beam. Bioheat transfer equation in conjunction with radiative transfer equation (RTE) is solved using the finite volume method (FVM) and the discrete ordinate method (DOM). Effect of variation in surface cooling on tissue temperature distribution is studied.
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Minimizing Tissue Surface Overheating Using Convective Cooling During Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy: A Numerical Study
Rupesh Singh,
Rupesh Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: rupesh.s@iitg.ernet.in
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: rupesh.s@iitg.ernet.in
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Koushik Das,
Koushik Das
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: koushik.iitg@gmail.com
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: koushik.iitg@gmail.com
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Subhash C. Mishra,
Subhash C. Mishra
Professor
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: scm_iitg@yahoo.com
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: scm_iitg@yahoo.com
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Junnosuke Okajima,
Junnosuke Okajima
Institute of Fluid Science,
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: okajima@pixy.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: okajima@pixy.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
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Shigenao Maruyama
Shigenao Maruyama
Institute of Fluid Science,
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: maruyama@ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: maruyama@ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
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Rupesh Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: rupesh.s@iitg.ernet.in
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: rupesh.s@iitg.ernet.in
Koushik Das
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: koushik.iitg@gmail.com
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: koushik.iitg@gmail.com
Subhash C. Mishra
Professor
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: scm_iitg@yahoo.com
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
e-mail: scm_iitg@yahoo.com
Junnosuke Okajima
Institute of Fluid Science,
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: okajima@pixy.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: okajima@pixy.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Shigenao Maruyama
Institute of Fluid Science,
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: maruyama@ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Tohoku University,
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Japan
e-mail: maruyama@ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. Manuscript received April 12, 2014; final manuscript received December 16, 2014; published online November 11, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Bengt Sunden.
J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. Mar 2016, 8(1): 011002 (6 pages)
Published Online: November 11, 2015
Article history
Received:
April 12, 2014
Revision Received:
December 16, 2014
Citation
Singh, R., Das, K., Mishra, S. C., Okajima, J., and Maruyama, S. (November 11, 2015). "Minimizing Tissue Surface Overheating Using Convective Cooling During Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy: A Numerical Study." ASME. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. March 2016; 8(1): 011002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030698
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