Technical Aspects of Hyperthermia

  • P. F. Turner
  • T. Schaefermeyer
Conference paper
Part of the Recent Results in Cancer Research book series (RECENTCANCER, volume 107)

Abstract

The history of hyperthermia is both ancient and extensive. Throughout the ages many varying techniques have been used to accomplish localized or whole-body heating of the human body. Other reviews of this subject have been previously published (Short and Turner 1980; Conway and Anderson 1986). The primary technical challenge in hyperthermia today is that of heating the whole tumor to adequate temperatures without overheating normal tissues. Secondary is the measurement of tissue temperatures, to serve as a guide in treatment and an assessment of how well the tumor is being treated. Currently, hyperthermia temperature measurement involves invasive placement of sensors into the tumor site and normal tissues. Little treatment improvement is possible, no matter how extensive the thermometry, if the method used is not capable of delivering the heat to the target site. The thrust of this paper will, therefore, be the technical aspects of heat delivery.

Keywords

Phase Array Specific Absorption Rate Heating Pattern Heating Field Electromagnetic Technique 
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • P. F. Turner
    • 1
  • T. Schaefermeyer
    • 1
  1. 1.BSD Medical CorporationSalt Lake CityUSA

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