V.A. Yolkin1, A.I. Toma2, V.V. Komarov3, V.P. Meschanov4

1, 4JSC NPP «NIKA-SVCH» (Saratov, Russia)
2 FGBU «United hospital with polyclinic», Administration of the President of Russian Federation (Moscow, Russia)
3 Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (Saratov, Russia)
1jva8989@mail.ru, 2 al_toma@mail.ru, 3 vyacheslav.komarov@gmail.com, 4 nika373@bk.ru

Methods for the treatment of oncological diseases using electromagnetic waves of the microwave range have been successfully utilized in clinical practice. Quite a lot of publications, including review papers and monographs, are devoted to the results of scientific research and treatment by these methods.  At the same time, in recent years there have been certain trends in the further development of this area of biomedical radio electronics. The need to systemize various data in this area determines the relevance of this review. Analysis of trends in the development of technologies for the treatment and destruction of pathological neoplasms using microwave radiation is the objective of the present paper. The basic trends in the development of minimally invasive and non-invasive technologies for the treatment of neoplasms with microwave radiation are considered.  The analysis of these trends was carried out in such areas as the operating frequency ranges, the electronic component base, the functionality of microwave surgery and therapy devices, the combination of different approaches, and so on.  Recommendations on the practical application of various technologies are formulated. The review makes it possible to understand the ways of development of such an important direction of biomedical radio electronics as microwave technologies for the treatment of deep-seated cancerous tumors. The presented data can be used when planning scientific research in this area, both for the designers of radio electronic equipment, and for experts in the field of medical technology and practicing physicians.

Yolkin V.A., Toma A.I., Komarov V.V., Meschanov V.P. Directions of the development of technologies and devices for microwave therapy of deep-seated neoplasms. Biomedicine Radioengineering. 2023. V. 26. № 6. P. 67–75. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.18127/ j15604136-202306-09 (In Russian)

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