| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for regulating the temperature of the scalp of a person undergoing chemotherapy or like treatment, for instance. The apparatus comprises a head covering (1) that includes a plurality of flow passages (4) that extend from the edge (5) of the head covering up towards the crown (7) of said covering, such that the inlets (9) are located at the bottom of the head covering in the vicinity of its edge (5) and the outlets (10) are located at the top of the head covering in the vicinity of its crown (7). The method comprises the steps of placing over the scalp of the patient a head covering (1) that includes flow passages, causing a cooling fluid to flow through the flow passages (4) and comparing said temperature with a scalp temperature predetermined for said treatment, wherein the fluid temperature and/or fluid flow can be regulated for each flow passage.</p> |
