Interstitial Hyperthermia
By: edited by Leonore Handl-Zeller
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9783709191576; 9783709191552
Subjects: Medicine; Oncology
Description: This book presents all effective and safe techniques in interstitial hyperthermia and gives examples of applications in areas of clinical interest. Interstitial hyperthermia has been preferentially accepted by oncologists because it can be easily combined with other forms of treatment. One of the principal advantages is the threedimensionally restricted heat deposition to the tumor site. The contributions in this book are written by experts in the fields of biology, physics, and clinical implementation. The technical and clinical state of the art as well as quality assurance in interstitial hyperthermia is presented and practical information for the oncologists working in this field is given.
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Table of contents: title: Brachytherapy and Hyperthermia: Biological Rationale; title: Simultaneous and Sequential Treatment with Radiation and Hyperthermia: A Comparative Assessment; title: Local Hyperthermia in Combination with Chemotherapeutic Agents; title: Physical Aspects of Interstitial Hyperthermia; title: Quality Assurance for Interstitial Radiofrequency-Induced Hyperthermia; title: Experience with Radiofrequency-Local Current Field Interstitial Hyperthermia: Biological Rationale, Equipment Development, and Clinical Results; title: Clinical Experience with Different Interstitial Hyperthermia Techniques; title: Clinical Practice of Interstitial Microwave Hyperthermia Combined with Iridium-192 Brachytherapy; title: Animal Experiments with Interstitial Water Hyperthermia; title: Simultaneous Application of Combined Interstitial High- or Low-Dose Rate Irradiation with Hot Water Hyperthermia; title: Interstitial Warm-Water Hyperthermia Combined with Ir 192-HDR Implantation: Principle, Practical Application and First Clinical Experiences; title: Interstitial Hyperthermia with Ferromagnetic Seed Implants: Preliminary Results of a Phase I Clinical Trial.