Giovanni Borasi, Alan Nahum, Margarethus M Paulides, Gibin Powathil, Giorgio Russo, Laura Fariselli, Debora Lamia, Roberta Cirincione, Giusi Irma Forte, Cristian Borrazzo, Barbara Caccia, Elisabetta di Castro, Silvia Pozzi, Maria Carla Gilardi
BACKGROUND: A new transcranial focused ultrasound device has been developed that can induce hyperthermia in a large tissue volume. The purpose of this work is to investigate theoretically how glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) can be effectively treated by combining the fast hyperthermia generated by this focused ultrasound device with external beam radiotherapy. METHODS/DESIGN: To investigate the effect of tumor growth, we have developed a mathematical description of GBM proliferation and diffusion in the context of reaction-diffusion theory...
2016: Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound