Em Local Heating with HF Electric Fields (Comments)

The above paper recently described a synthesis procedure that is intended for use in designing multisection capacitor-plate applicators for treatment by hyperthermia. The distribution of potentials on the subelectrodes is determined in order to obtain a specified pattern of energy deposition. While the derivation in that paper appears to be sound, considerable care must be used if the procedure is to be applied for the design of a practical applicator for use in patient treatment.