5th Annual Conference of IT4Innovations

Session

Keynote 1

7 Nov 2016, 13:30

atrium (IT4Innovations)

9. Model-based treatment planning for cancer therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound

Dr Jiri Jaros (Brno University of Technology)

07/11/2016, 13:30

Afternoon sessions

Keynotes

**High-intensity focused ultrasound** High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive therapy method which does not require puncturing the skin and typically has minimal or no side-effects. In HIFU therapy, focused ultrasound beams are used to create a rapid temperature rise in the focal point, which results in irreversible tissue damage due to coagulative thermal necrosis. HIFU...