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The signs and symptoms of fever include hot and dry skin, flushed face, thirst, muscle aches, anorexia, headache, tachycardia, tachypnea, and fatigue. Elevated body temperature is reduced using two methods: pharmacological and nonpharmacological. Proper identification and treatment of the root cause of a fever is of utmost importance.
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Hyperthermia occurs when the body's temperature becomes unusually high, often due to heat exposure, intense physical activity, or certain illnesses. This condition can create a dangerous cycle where elevated body temperature increases the metabolic rate, generating more heat and potentially leading to organ failure and brain damage. A severe form of hyperthermia, called heat stroke, can raise body temperature to life-threatening levels. Fever, on the other hand, is a controlled form of...

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Margarethus M Paulides1, Paul R Stauffer, Esra Neufeld

  • 1Hyperthermia Unit, Department of Radiation Oncology, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.paulides@erasmusmc.nl

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Personalized hyperthermia treatment planning (HTP) uses advanced simulations to optimize cancer treatment. This review evaluates HTP tools and techniques, highlighting their role in improving radiotherapy and chemotherapy effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Medical Physics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Hyperthermia (HT), raising tissue temperature to 39-44°C, significantly enhances radiotherapy and chemotherapy efficacy.
  • Personalized hyperthermia treatment planning (HTP) has advanced due to computational developments, becoming crucial for optimizing treatment quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review simulation tools and techniques for clinical hyperthermia.
  • To evaluate the current status of HTP in transitioning from 'model' to 'clinic'.
  • To illustrate validation and optimization techniques for HTP.

Main Methods:

  • Review of simulation tools and techniques for clinical hyperthermia.
  • Evaluation of HTP's progress and implementation.
  • Illustration of validation and optimization methods.

Main Results:

  • HTP is a mature and powerful tool for optimizing hyperthermia treatment quality.
  • Simulation techniques (electromagnetic, ultrasound, thermal) are used for patient-specific optimization.
  • Studies are increasingly focused on implementing and assessing novel HT tools and techniques.

Conclusions:

  • HTP is essential for improving, controlling, and assessing hyperthermia treatment quality.
  • HTP plays a pivotal role in establishing hyperthermia as an effective addition to multi-modality cancer treatment.