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Temperature distributions in 136 superficial radiothermotherapies

Temperaturverteilungen bei 136 Radiothermotherapien oberflächlicher Körperregionen

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Temperature distributions from 136 superficial radiothermotherapies in patients were analysed and three-dimensionally reconstructed. The calculation of mean values and standard deviations of the temperature measuring probes considering water bolus temperature, master probe temperature, site of the probes relatively to different applicator positions and site of the probes in the heated tissues yielded satisfactory temperature distributions for chest wall treatment in contrast to other regions of the body. Radiothermotherapy was statistically not superior to radiotherapy alone with respect to local tumor control.

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Es wurden die Temperaturverteilungen bei 136 oberflächlichen Radiothermotherapien an Patienten analysiert und dreidimensional rekonstruiert. Die Kalkulation von Mittelwerten und Standardabweichungen der gemessenen Temperaturen unter Berücksichtigung der Wasserbolustemperatur, Temperatur der Masterprobe, der Lage der Temperaturfühler relativ zu unterschiedlichen Applikatorpositionen und an unterschiedlichen Stellen im erhitzten Gewebe erbrachte zufriedenstellende Temperaturverteilungen für die Behandlung an der Thoraxwand im Gegensatz zu den übrigen untersuchten Körperregionen.

Die Radiothermotherapie war hinsichtlich der lokalen Tumorkontrolle der alleinigen Bestrahlung nicht überlegen.

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Willich, N., Duve, S., Pfluger, T. et al. Temperature distributions in 136 superficial radiothermotherapies. Acta Chir Austriaca 24, 206–208 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601742

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