Solutions of the bio-heat transfer equation
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 33 (7), 785-792
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/33/7/002
Abstract
A solution of the bio-heat transfer equation for a 'step-function point source' is presented and discussed. From this basic solution one can, in principle, obtain the temperature field resulting from a general heat source distribution by superposition. As an example, the method is used to calculate the temperature on the body surface at a point where therapeutic ultrasound is applied. Comparison is made with experimental results recently published by Williams and co-workers.Keywords
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