Thermoradiotherapy and Thermochemotherapy

Seegenschmiedt, M. Heinrich; Fessenden, Peter; Vernon, Clare C.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-60938-1

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“…• C without overheating the surrounding normal tissues [24]. In addition, the effect of other cancer treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be enhanced by using them together with hyperthermia.…”

Section: Therapeutic Techniques Of Microwave Energy (A) Microwave Hypmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small Antennas Used in the Vicinity of Human Body

Ito

Takahashi

Saito

2016

IEICE Trans. Commun.

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SUMMARY Recently, wearable wireless devices or terminals have become hot a topic not only in research but also in business. Implantable wireless devices can temporarily be utilized to monitor a patient's condition in an emergency situation or to identify people in highly secured places. Unlike conventional wireless devices, wearable or implantable devices are used on or in the human body. In this sense, body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs) have become a very active area of research. Radiofrequency or microwave medical devices used for cancer treatment systems and surgical operation have completely different functions, but they are used on or in the human body. In terms of research techniques, such medical devices have a lot of similarities to BCWCs. The antennas to be used in the vicinity of the human body should be safe, small and robust. Also, their interaction with the human body should be well considered. This review paper describes some of the wearable antennas as well as implantable antennas that have been studied in our laboratory. key words: wearable antenna, implantable antenna, body-centric wireless communications, RFID, hyperthermia, medical device, human body, phantom

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Section: Therapeutic Techniques Of Microwave Energy (A) Microwave Hypmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small Antennas Used in the Vicinity of Human Body

Ito

Takahashi

Saito

2016

IEICE Trans. Commun.

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“…Hyperthermia could be applied for various physiotherapies, but it is the most complex application for the treatment of cancer. Numerous kinds of heating methods exist for oncologic hyperthermia from very local ablation techniques through the locally focused electromagnetic waves to the whole-body heating [4] [5]. Some local and whole-body oncologic hyperthermia treatments cause [7], starting at 42˚C [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

Electrokinetics of Temperature for Development and Treatment of Effusions

Szász¹,

Szigeti²,

Szász³

2017

ABB

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Introduction: Hyperthermia is a complementary therapy in oncology having various pros and contras for its application. Ascites, pleural effusion, edema and other electrolyte accumulations are frequently excluded from the treatability of the patients with heating locally or systemically. The special gathering of electrolytes is sometimes contraindicated, at times not mentioned in the clinical protocols. However, it is certainly challenging in the oncology where micro and macro edemas, as well as larger electrolyte accumulations (e.g. ascites, pleural effusion), are very frequent. Methods: Excluding patients with accumulation of free electrolytes limits the applications of hyperthermia. To find a solution we are studying the microvasculature and fluid dynamism together with the electric field effects, including the injury currents. The hyperthermia method which we investigate is the modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT). We use the Starling's equation and the injury current in the frame of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and in connection with the biologically closed electric circuits. Results: It is shown that mEHT, unlike the conventional hyperthermia, is applicable for patients who have edema and other free-electrolytes in the volume which is targeted. The heterogeneous heating (unlike the homogeneous, isothermal conventional hyperthermia) promotes the development of tumor-specific immune actions, and so has less adverse-effects, and longer survival time for patients in advanced, metastatic cancers too. Conclusion: mEHT is well applicable in cases of ascites, pleural effusion, edema and other electrolyte accumulations when a patient is treated in complex (complementary) oncological therapy.

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“…The classical locoregional heat treatment (conventional oncological hyperthermia) has a localized area selection [15,16]. This boosts the chemoefficacy [17][18][19][20][21][22] and also increases the effectiveness of radiation therapy [23,24].…”

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Oncothermia with Chemotherapy in the Patients with Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Lee

Haam

Kim

et al. 2013

Conference Papers in Medicine

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Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most aggressive and lethal forms of lung cancers. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy would be standard modality for SCLC with median survival being less than 4 months only. Complementary treatment to chemotherapy is desired. Oncothermia will be one of the candidates to this addition. We have made a study of 31 SCLC patients from April 2006 to March 2012. 23 cases were treated with combined chemotherapy and oncothermia, and 8 cases were treated with chemotherapy alone. Three patients from 14 patients (14/31) died in the study period; there were equal numbers in the two arms, including one long survival case of 28 months and one of 26 months, in the combination and chemo-group, respectively .16 patients (16/31) are alive: 4 patients with chemotherapy only, including one long survival case of 28.7 months, and 11 cases with combined therapy including three long survival cases of more than 3 years. We conclude that the combined use of chemotherapy and oncothermia has significantly enhanced the survival rate in comparison with the use of chemotherapy alone (log-rank test: P value < 0.02).

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Thermoradiotherapy and Thermochemotherapy

Cited by 45 publications

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Small Antennas Used in the Vicinity of Human Body

Small Antennas Used in the Vicinity of Human Body

Electrokinetics of Temperature for Development and Treatment of Effusions

Oncothermia with Chemotherapy in the Patients with Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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