Hana Dobsicek Trefna
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Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Signalbehandling och medicinsk teknik, Biomedical Electromagnetics
Hana Dobsicek Trefna is associate professor in the Biomedical electromagnetics research group and an expert in systems and focusing algorithms for microwave hyperthermia treatment of deep seated tumors. Her work aims at clinical introduction of hyperthermia in Sweden, developing an UWB hyperthermia system for treatment of Head and Neck tumors and exploring the possibility of hyperthermia treatment of brain tumors in children.
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Showing 78 publications
2019
The UWB phased array applicator: novel cooling solutions
Bastiaan Elling, Morteza Ghaderi Aram, Saül Llacer Navarro et al
Conference contribution
2019
Hyperthermia treatment planning including convective flow in cerebrospinal fluid for brain tumour hyperthermia treatment using a novel dedicated paediatric brain applicator
Gerben Schooneveldt, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson et al
Cancers. Vol. 11 (8)
Journal article
2019
Quality assurance guidelines for interstitial hyperthermia
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, M. Schmidt, G. C. Van Rhoon et al
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 36 (1), p. 277-294
Journal article
2019
Optimization of microwave hyperthermia array applicators using field interpolation
Massimiliano Zanoli, Hana Dobsicek Trefna
2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings, p. 537-538
Paper in proceedings
2019
Hydrogels as a water bolus during hyperthermia treatment
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Anna Ström
Physics in medicine and biology. Vol. 64 (11)
Journal article
2018
Self-calibration algorithms for microwave hyperthermia antenna arrays
Massimiliano Zanoli, Mikael Persson, Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. Vol. 2018 (CP741)
Paper in proceedings
2018
Analysis of clinical data to determine the minimum number of sensors required for adequate skin temperature monitoring of superficial hyperthermia treatments
A. Bakker, Rebecca Holman, Dario B. Rodrigues et al
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 34 (7), p. 910-917
Journal article
2018
Prediction of tumor heatability in microwave hyperthermia applicators
Pegah Takook, E. K. Erika, Ellen Eskilsson et al
IET Conference Publications. Vol. 2018 (CP741)
Paper in proceedings
2018
Verification of self-calibration algorithms for phased array applicators
Massimiliano Zanoli, Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Conference contribution
2018
Performance Evaluation of Hyperthermia Applicators to Heat Deep-Seated Brain Tumors
Pegah Takook, Mikael Persson, Hana Dobsicek Trefna
IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology. Vol. 2 (1), p. 18-24
Journal article
2018
Analysis of the required number of sensors for adequate monitoring of skin temperature distribution during superficial microwave hyperthermia treatment
A. Bakker, R. Holman, D. B. Rodrigues et al
Conference contribution
2017
Experimental evaluation of UWB applicator prototype for head and neck hyperthermia
Pegah Takook, M. Shafiemehr, Mikael Persson et al
2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017, p. 3619-3620
Paper in proceedings
2017
Multifrequency approach in hyperthermia treatment planning: Impact of frequency on SAR distribution in head and neck
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Björn Martinsson, Therese Petersson et al
2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017, p. 3710-3712
Paper in proceedings
2017
Quality assurance guidelines for superficial hyperthermia clinical trials: I. Clinical requirements
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Hans Crezee, M. Schmidt et al
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 33 (4), p. 471-482
Journal article
2017
Asymmetric cationic liposomes designed for heat-activated association with cells
Yujia Jing, Anna Danielsson, Hana Dobsicek Trefna et al
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. Vol. 151, p. 112-118
Journal article
2017
Quality assurance guidelines for superficial hyperthermia clinical trials
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, J. Crezee, M. Schmidt et al
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. Vol. 193 (5), p. 351-366
Journal article
2017
A computational study using time reversal focusing for hyperthermia treatment planning
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Xuezhi Zeng et al
Progress in Electromagnetics Research B. Vol. 73 (1), p. 117-130
Journal article
2017
Compact self-grounded Bow-Tie antenna design for an UWB phased-array hyperthermia applicator
Pegah Takook, Mikael Persson, Johanna Gellermann et al
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 33 (4), p. 387-400
Journal article
2017
Performance evaluation of 2 hyperthermia applicators for deep-seated brain tumors
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Bio Conference (ImBioC), Göteborg, Sweden, May 2017
Paper in proceedings
2017
Performance evaluation of helmet-like hyperthermia applicators for brain tumors
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
31st annual meeting of the European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO 2017), Athens, Greece
Paper in proceedings
2016
Designation of optimal frequency for multi-frequency phased array
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
12th international congress of Hyperthermic Oncology (ICHO), New Orleans, Louisiana
Paper in proceedings
2015
On the use of microwave based thermal monitoring in hyperthermia
Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, M. Shafiemehr et al
9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-17 May 2015
Paper in proceedings
2015
Detection of wood decay by microwaves
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Yinan Yu, Tomas McKelvey et al
Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2015,Prague.
Paper in proceedings
2015
Microwave technology in medical diagnostics and treatment
Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Pegah Takook et al
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications, IMWS-BIO 2015, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-23 September 2015, p. 133-134
Paper in proceedings
2015
Improvements in hyperthermia applicator design for heating head tumors
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
30th Annual Meeting, Europian Society for Hyperthermia Oncology (Esho), Zurich, Switzerland
Paper in proceedings
2015
Heat-activated liposome targeting to streptavidin-coated surfaces
Yujia Jing, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson et al
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes. Vol. 1848 (6), p. 1417-1423
Journal article
2015
Microwave Technology in Medical Diagnostics and Treatment
Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Pegah Takook et al
2015 Ieee Mtt-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Rf and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications, p. 133-134
Book chapter
2015
Evaluation of the 3D time reversal method for hyperthermia treatment planning in head and neck tumors
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Andreas Fhager et al
9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-17 May 2015
Paper in proceedings
2015
EP-1271: Development of focused microwave hyperthermia of pediatric brain cancer
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Kok Petra, Pegah Takook et al
3rd ESTRO Forum. 24-28 April 2015, Barcelona, Spanien. Abstract Book., p. 708-709
Conference contribution
2015
Performance evaluation of dipole versus modified bow-tie in annular phased array applicators
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Andreas Fhager et al
Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, p. 1909-1912
Paper in proceedings
2015
How can we assure treatment quality and what is a good hyperthermia treatment?
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
30th Annual Meeting of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY for HYPERTHERMIC ONCOLOGY
Paper in proceedings
2014
Microwave-Based Stroke Diagnosis Making Global Prehospital Thrombolytic Treatment Possible
Mikael Persson, Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna et al
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 61 (11), p. 2806-2817
Journal article
2014
3-D time-reversal method in microwave hyperthermia
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
29th Annual Meeting, European Society for Hyperthermia Onchology (ESHO), June 2014, Torino, Italy
Conference poster
2014
Antenna Applicator for Microwave Hyperthermia Treatment of Pediatric Brain Cancer
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Jonsson Jonathan, Björn Vessman et al
8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands 6-11 April 2014
Conference contribution
2014
Microwave hyperthermia treatment of head and neck tumors
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Pegah Takook, Cristina Rigato et al
Proceedings of AntennEMB 2014
Conference poster
2014
Technical requirements and quality assurance for superficial heating
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
29th Annual Meeting of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY for HYPERTHERMIC ONCOLOGY Torino, Italy June 11–14, 2014
Paper in proceedings
2014
Applicator for head and neck tumor treatment: effect of frequency variation and patient positioning
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Cristina Rigato, Kok Petra et al
29th Annual Meeting of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY for HYPERTHERMIC ONCOLOGY Torino, Italy June 11–14, 2014
Paper in proceedings
2014
Hyperthermia treatment of children with brain cancer
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Joel Wanemark, Jonathan Jonsson et al
16. NBC & 10. MTD 2014 joint conferences. October 14-16, 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden
Conference contribution
2014
Evaluation of 3D Time-Reversal Focusing Method in Microwave Hyperthermia Treatment: Head and Neck Tumors
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering Proceedings. Vol. 48, p. 104-104
Paper in proceedings
2014
Formation of supported lipid bilayers on silica: relation to lipid phase transition temperature and liposome size
Yujia Jing, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson et al
Soft Matter. Vol. 10 (1), p. 187-195
Journal article
2013
Microwave based diagnostics and treatment
Mikael Persson, Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna et al
2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013, p. 3118-3119
Paper in proceedings
2013
A compact wideband antenna for microwave hyperthermia system
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
Medicinteknikdagarna,Stockholm,2013, p. 15-
Paper in proceedings
2013
A compact wideband antenna for deep hyperthermia applicator
Pegah Takook, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
28th Annual Meeting, European Society for Hyperthermia Onchology (ESHO), June 2013, Munich, Germany
Conference poster
2013
Numerical Evaluation of Clinical Applicator for Microwave Hyperthermia Treatment of Head & Neck Tumors
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Pegah Takook, Johanna Gellermann et al
7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Paper in proceedings
2013
Microwave based diagnostics and treatment in practice
Mikael Persson, Andreas Fhager, Hana Trefna et al
2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications, IMWS-BIO 2013 - Proceedings
Paper in proceedings
2012
Evolution of an UWB antenna for hyperthermia array applicator
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Azeem Imtiaz, Hoi-Shun Lui et al
Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012. Prague, 26-30 March 2012., p. 1046 - 1048
Paper in proceedings
2012
Design of a wideband multi-channel system for time reversal hyperthermia
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, P. Togni, Reza Shiee et al
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 28 (2), p. 175-183
Journal article
2012
Frequency dependent focusing with UWB hyperthermia applicator for H&N cancer treatment
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Johanna Gellermann, Mikael Persson
ICHO&JCTM 2012, 11th International Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology, Aug 28-31,Kyoto, Japan, p. PC-46
Conference poster
2011
Microwave Tomography based Thermometry: a Feasibility Study
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Andreas Fhager, Jenny Hellman et al
ESHO 2011, 27th Annual Meeting of ESHO, May 26-28, Aarhus, Denmark., p. 45-
Conference poster
2011
Progress in clinical diagnostics and treatment with electromagnetic fields
Andreas Fhager, Xuezhi Zeng, Tonny Rubaek et al
Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2011. Rome, 11-15 April 2011, p. 1936-1937
Paper in proceedings
2011
Experimental verification of time-reversal microwave hyperthermia system
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, J. P. De Berrazueta, Mikael Persson
30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011, Istanbul, 13-20 August 2011
Paper in proceedings
2010
Time-reversal focusing in microwave hyperthermia for deep-seated tumors
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Jan Vrba, Mikael Persson
Physics in Medicine and Biology. Vol. 55 (8), p. 2167-2185
Journal article
2010
Clinical Diagnostics and Treatment with Electromagnetic Fields
Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Xuezhi Zeng et al
4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2010; Barcelona; Spain; 12 April 2010 through 16 April 2010, p. C15P2-1
Paper in proceedings
2010
Time-reversal system for microwave hyperthermia
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, P. Togni, Reza Shiee et al
EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, p. Art. nr. 5505231-
Paper in proceedings
2010
Hot spot management in time reversal hyperthermia
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Jenny Hellman, Paolo Togni et al
ESHO 2010
Conference contribution
2010
Advances in Microwave Hyperthermia Treatment using Time Reversal
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Doctoral thesis
2010
Evaluation of a patch antenna applicator for time reversal hyperthemia
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, J. Vrba, Mikael Persson
International Journal of Hyperthermia. Vol. 26 (2), p. 185-197
Journal article
2009
Design of the Time-Reversal Hyperthermia System
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Paolo Togni, Jan Vrba et al
EUCAP 2009, p. 1506-1509
Conference contribution
2009
TR-Hyperthermia system prototype: first phantom experiments
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Paolo Togni, Jan Vrba et al
EUROPEAN SOCIETY for HYPERTHERMIC ONCOLOGY 2009 Annual Meeting
Conference contribution
2009
Classification of Microwave Scattering Data based on a Subspace Distance with Application to Detection of Bleeding Stroke
Mohammad Ali Khorshidi, Tomas McKelvey, Mikael Persson et al
2009 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, CAMSAP 2009; Aruba; Netherlands; 13 December 2009 through 16 December 2009, p. 301-304
Paper in proceedings
2009
TR-Hyperthermia system: Preclinical experiments
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Paolo Togni, Reza Shiee et al
Medicinteknikdagarna 2009
Conference contribution
2009
Broadband microwave based diagnostics and treatment
Mikael Persson, Andreas Fhager, Hana Dobsicek Trefna et al
3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009; Berlin; Germany; 23 March 2009 through 27 March 2009, p. 1873-1876
Paper in proceedings
2009
TR-Hyperthermia: a system prototype
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Paolo Togni, Mikael Persson
Society for Thermal Medicine 2009 Annual Meeting
Conference contribution
2008
Time reversal in hyperthermia planning: on the way from 2D to 3D
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
ICHO 2008
Conference poster
2008
Antenna Array Design for Brain Monitoring
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation
Conference poster
2008
Microwave Helmet for Stroke Detection
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
MTD 2008
Conference contribution
2008
Antenna Array Design for Stroke Detection
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
RVK'08
Conference contribution
2008
Behandling av djupt liggande tumörer med Mikrovågshypertermi
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
Riksstämman 2008
Conference contribution
2008
A prototype of TR-Hyperthermia system
Hana Dobsicek Trefna, Mikael Persson
MTD 2008
Conference contribution
2007
Microwave Time-Reversal Hyperthermia
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
Piers 2007, Aug 27-30, 2007, Prague, Czech Republic
Paper in proceedings
2007
Heating of Deep Seated Tumours using Microwaves Radiation
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
ACES 2007, March 19-23, 2007, Verona, Italy
Paper in proceedings
2007
Flerantennapplikator och tidsreversering för mikrovågshypertermi
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
Medicinteknikdagarna 2007 - Book of Abstracts, Oct 2-3, 2007, Örebro, Sweden
Paper in proceedings
2007
Patch Antenna Array for the Time Reversal Microwave Hyperthermia
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
ESHO 2007, Jun 14-16, 2007, Prague, Czech Republic
Paper in proceedings
2007
Patch Antenna Array for Microwave Time-Reversal Hyperthermia
Hana Trefna, Jan Vrba, Mikael Persson
EMB 2007, Oct 18-19, 2007, Lund, Sweden
Conference contribution
2006
Hyperthermia treatment of deep seated tumours using time reversal cavities
Hana Trefna, Mikael Persson
ESHO 2006 - Book of Abstracts
Conference contribution
2005
Dual Time Reversal Cavities
Hana Trefna, Andreas Fhager, Mikael Persson
Conference on Mathematical Modelling of Wave Phenomena 2005
Conference contribution
Showing 4 research projects
2017–2018
Kliniskt hypertermisystem för bättre cancerbehandling i hals och huvud.
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Biomedical Electromagnetics
VINNOVA
2015–2017
Mikrovågsbaserad behandling för att motverka sena effekter för överlevande barn med CNS-tumörer
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund
2012–2014
Mikrovågsbaserad behandling för att motverka sena effekter för överlevande barn med CNS-tumörer
Mikael Persson
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Johanna Gellermann
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund
2005–
Microwave Hyperthermia for cancer treatment
Hana Dobsicek Trefna
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Andreas Fhager
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Massimiliano Zanoli
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Morteza Ghaderi Aram
Biomedical Electromagnetics
Mikael Persson
Signalbehandling och medicinsk teknik
Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund
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