Interstitial, Endocavitary and Perfusional Hyperthermia : Methods and Clinical Trials /
This volume deals with "internal" hyperthermia - a type of thermotherapy in which heat is supplied to tumor tissue in situ - which involves three different techniques: (1) interstitial hyperthermia using implanted needle probes, (2) intracavitary hyperthermia using probes introduced into t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1990.
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| Series: | Clinical thermology. Subseries thermotherapy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume deals with "internal" hyperthermia - a type of thermotherapy in which heat is supplied to tumor tissue in situ - which involves three different techniques: (1) interstitial hyperthermia using implanted needle probes, (2) intracavitary hyperthermia using probes introduced into the natural cavities, and (3) perfusional hyperthermia through extracorporal blood heating. Compared with "external" hyperthermia, "internal" hyperthermia has been preferentially accepted by oncologists because it can be more easily combined with other forms of treatment, e. g., interstitial thermotherapy with brachytherapy, or perfusional hyperthermia with chemotherapy. Four different techniques for interstitial and intracavitary heating are presently being used in clinical trials, generally in combination with radiation therapy: radiofrequency electrodes, microwave antennas, hot water tubes, and inductively activated ferromagnetic implants. The principal advantages of interstitial and intracavitary thermotherapy are that: (1) the power deposition can be restricted to the tumor site, which minimizes toxic effects of various kind, and (2) thermal dosimetry can be performed more easily and with greater accuracy. This volume presents the technical and clinical state of the art in interstitial hyperthermia, and gives examples of applications of the other methods of internal hyperthermia in areas of major clinical interest in oncology, i. e., intracavitary hyperthermia in the treatment of cancers of the prostate, bladder, and esophagus and perfusional hyperthermia in the treatment of malignant melanoms. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 90 pages 55 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642746406 (electronic bk.) 3642746403 (electronic bk.) |