Abstract:
A detector (14, 15, 22, 60 or 90) for detecting high frequency current (I) includes a high resistivity coil (26) wound around a nonferromagnetic core (34). The ratio of the coil (26) spacing to the cross sectional area of the coil (26) is maintained constant over the length of the coil (26). A high resistivity material shield (36) surrounds and is spaced from the coil (26) and has a gap (38) oriented along an azimuth of the closed loop winding and directed orthogonal to the net current direction of the current induced in the coil (26). The ends of the coil (26) are coupled to a high impedance voltage detector (24) through high resistivity leads (46 and 48) and a resistor (52) is coupled between the leads (46 and 48) to reduce the quality factor. The current detector (14, 15, 22, 60 or 90) may be used to detect current (I) flowing in a human body (10) due to the absorption of high frequency incident radiation as an indication of the specific absorption rate of such radiation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to chromotropic nitrone spin trapping agents, methods of making these agents, compositions comprising same, and methods of their use. In particular, azulenyl nitrones of the present invention are effective agents for trapping free radical species and find use as efficient antioxidants in physicochemical and biological systems. Accordingly, the invention also relates to spin adducts formed from the combination of azulenyl nitrones with free radicals. The compounds of the present invention are readily prepared from available starting materials and find further use in assays and in a number of diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic applications, including but not limited to the alleviation, modulation and inhibition of the negative effects of carbon-centered or oxygen-centered radical species and other products of oxidation. Moreover, the combination adducts may be colorimetrically detected and, optionally, isolated and characterized to obtain valuable information (e.g., structural and the like) about the original reactive free radical species.
Abstract:
A probe (18), inserted into a tumor (14) undergoing hyperthermia treatment, is designed to isotropically measure the electric field (Ex, Ey, Ez) and temperature in the tumor (14). The probe (18) is constructed on a triangular prism (30) and includes a dipole (44, 46 and 48) on each prism face (36, 38 and 40) oriented at an angle of 54.74 DEG . Each dipole (44, 46 and 48) includes rectifier means (50, 52 and 54) and the dipoles (44, 46 and 48) are coupled serially to a high input impedance voltage meter (24) using high resistivity leads (58, 64, 70 and 74). Two thermistors (76 and 78) are coupled between the three dipoles (44, 46 and 48), and high resistance lead means (80, 82, 84 and 86) couple the thermistors to separate meters (26 and 28).