Heating technology for malignant tumors: a review

The therapeutic application of heat is very effective in cancer treatment. Both hyperthermia, i.e., heating to 39–45 °C to induce sensitization to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and thermal ablation, where temperatures beyond 50 °C destroy tumor cells directly are frequently applied in the clinic. A...

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Main Authors: H. Petra Kok, Erik N. K. Cressman, Wim Ceelen, Christopher L. Brace, Robert Ivkov, Holger Grüll, Gail ter Haar, Peter Wust, Johannes Crezee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hyperthermia
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2020.1779357