Experimental study on a cryosurgery apparatus

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2010-02-12
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Cryosurgeryisaneffectivewayofcuringmanydiseasesincludingtumorsandcancers.Itcanbeappliedusingavarietyofsystemsandcryogens.Cheap,convenient,reliableequipmentstillneedstobedevelopedsothatcryotherapymaybeacceptedbysurgeonsandhospitals.Thispaperpresentsacryosurgeryapparatusthatutilizesanauto-cascaderefrigerationsystem.RefrigerantmixtureR50/R23/R600awasselectedastheworkingfluid.Themixturecompositionwasalteredtoachievelowertemperaturesandhighercapacity.Thelowesttemperatureatthecryoprobecouldbeaslowas-100°C,and8Wrefrigerationcapacitycouldbeobtainedat-80°C.Aniceballof11.6mmdiametercouldbeformedwhenthecryoprobewasimmersedinawaterbathat37°C.