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The treatment of malignancy by hyperthermia
C Christophi1, A Winkworth, V Muralihdaran
1Monash University Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. chris.christophi@med.monash.edu.au
Surgical Oncology
|July 27, 1999
Abstract:
The use of hyperthermia for the selective destruction of tumours may be applied by a whole body, surgical perfusion or interstitial techniques. The main determinant of selectivity is tumour blood flow. The effects of hyperthermia may be augmented by step-down heating, manipulating pH changes and sensitisation by chemotherapy or specific pharmacological agents.