Abstract
The objective of the project is to develop the final stage of User Interface software helpful for hyperthermia system operator to access patient files easily. The user interface is developed in Matlab. Earlier for a system operator to view each patient’s CT scan image files, it was required to select each file individually; thus, it was difficult to observe and study multiple images of the same patient at same time. In this project, the effort aims to successfully complete and test the user interface, which enables the hyperthermia system operator to access the patient files from any folder and transfer these files to the executable MATLAB © program to display. Once the files are transferred, the program gives the operator flexibility to adjust the treatment antenna position to maximize heating on the tumor area, with minimum effect on the surrounding healthy tissue. Simulation studies were performed on actual veterinary patient data that was obtained as a collaborative effort with the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine. These simulations in Matlab involved accessing the patient CT scan files directly into the main Matlab Treatment Planning program, and then illustrating the electric field and temperature distributions over the treatment volume. One important aspect of the simulation that was developed in this project work was the mouse control of the antenna position, with the aim of focusing the heating on the tumor volume.