Role of Simulations in the Treatment Planning of Radiofrequency Hyperthermia Therapy in Clinics

Table 2

Dielectric and thermal properties of different cancer used in simulations at different frequencies from the literature.

Frequency (MHz)	Cancer type	Density (kg·m^−3)	Relative permittivity	Electrical conductivity (S·m^−1)	Specific heat (J·kg^−1·K^−1)	Thermal conductivity (W·m^−1·K^−1)	Blood perfusion (kg·m^−3·s^−1)	Reference
13.56	Liver	1078.75	70	0.5	3763	0.5191	2.15	Prasad et al. [5]
13.56	Muscle	1070	278.85	0.7847	3421.2	0.4949	0.35	Prasad et al. [29]
70	Cervical, pancreas, Esophagus, Prostate	1050	65	0.74	3639	0.56	1.8	Kok et al. [13, 26, 53, 54], Crezee et al. [55]
100	Cervical	1050	58	0.78	3639	0.56	1.8	Kok et al. [13]
120	Cervical	1050	55	0.80	3639	0.56	1.8	Kok et al. [13]
130	Cervical	1050	54	0.81	3639	0.56	1.8	Kok et al. [13]
140	Cervical	1050	53	0.82	3639	0.56	1.8	Kok et al. [13]
150	Cervical	1050	52	0.83	3639	0.56	1.8	Kok et al. [13]
434	Head and neck	1050	59.0	0.89	3950	0.51	7.35, 1.32/15.58	Verhaart et al. [56], Paulides et al. [57], Drizdal et al. [58]