Numerical Optimization of an Open-Ended Coaxial Slot Applicator for the Detection and Microwave Ablation of Tumors.

A multiobjective optimization method for a dual-mode microwave applicator is proposed. Dual-modality means that microwaves are used apart from the treatment, and also for the monitoring of the microwave ablation intervention. (1) The use of computational models to develop and improve microwave ablation applicator geometries is essential for further advances in this field.