Professors of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Brawijaya University (FTUB) have increased again. Prof. Dr. Slamet Wahyudi, ST., M.T., was inaugurated on December 7 2023 at the Samantha Krida Building, UB.

On that day he delivered a scientific oration entitled Microwave Ablation Technology (TMA) as a Bioheat Generator for Killing Cancer Cells.

He said that cancer is a dangerous, serious, and debilitating disease and is associated with disabilities in several neurological functions, psychopathological, and emotional behavioral disorders that require ongoing rehabilitation.

One method used to overcome this problem is hyperthermia therapy, namely Microwave Ablation Technology (TMA).

This technology is a bioheat generator that allows tissue ablation to be more predictable and capable of producing larger ablation volumes in a shorter period and providing lower energy intensity so that tissue damage can be controlled.

The temperature distribution of bioheat transfer to cancer cells produced from TMA results from a finite element method simulation to reduce damage to surrounding healthy cells and ensure that TMA is safe and without risk.

The advantages of TMA are that it is capable of producing very high temperatures, often more than 100°C, is very conducive to using multiple applicators, does not damage tissue, and does not require any additional components.

“The weakness of TMA is that if the antenna inserted into the cancer cells is not optimal and the results obtained are less effective, it can kill cells outside cancer,” he said at the end of the scientific oration that morning.

Prof. Slamet Wahyudi became the 25th active Professor at the Faculty of Engineering (FT), the 195th active Professor at Brawijaya University, and the 354th Professor of all Professors produced by Universitas Brawijaya. (mic)