Tumour Electrotherapy Modelling Using Algebraic Topological Method

Abstract

Electromagnetic therapy is extensively used in various medical treatments of tumour cells. Different studies reveal that electrotherapy can effectively destroy or shrink tumour cells. Accurate modelling of the electromagnetic interactions with the tumour cells will enable biomedical engineers to develop effective treatment techniques. In this paper, we present a radically different non-mainstream approach based on algebraic topology to model this type of problems. We discuss the basic modelling framework for simulating electric field interactions with tumour cells and suggest a test problem to study such interactions at different skin-depths.