Patent ID: 11890467
Assignee: NOVOCURE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 14:
15. A method of treating a tumor or preventing metastases in or near a person's neck, the method comprising:
affixing a first set of electrode elements to the back of the person's neck;
affixing a second set of electrode elements having a centroid to a front of the person's upper chest with the centroid positioned on the front of the person's upper chest; and
applying an alternating voltage between the first set of electrode elements and the second set of electrode elements,
wherein the applying is performed after affixing the first and second sets of electrode elements, and
wherein the first and second sets of electrode elements are affixed at positions such that when the alternating voltage is applied between the first set of electrode elements and the second set of electrode elements, an electric field intensity greater than 1 V/cm is produced in a majority of a region of interest that includes all portions of the person's neck that are anterior to the person's spine.