Modelling the tumor temperature distribution in anatomically correct female breast phantom

The presented paper focuses on a numerical analysis of temperature in the anatomical model of the female breast with a strictly defined level of power generated by the EMF source in pathological tissue saturated with ferrofluid. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of blood perfusion rate models on the resultant tumor temperature. The four tumor perfusion models were subjected to comparative analysis: constant, linear, nonlinear and completely free of blood flow. The authors have shown that taking into account the various temperature dependences of blood perfusion models within the treated tissue might play an important role in the complex process of female breast cancer treatment planning.