title: Quality control of a hyperthermia system.
abstract: Characterization of the applicators, of the thermometers and of the cooling (bolus) system of hyperthermic apparatus must be made before starting hyperthermic treatment and also starting with a frequency depending on the technical features of equipments that make up the whole system. This data gives the radiotherapist some useful parameters for the selection of applicators and general knowledge of the accuracy of the system.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nazionale Tumori-Divisione di fisica Sanitaria, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sichirollo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zonca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ogno
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D004867:Equipment Design; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008961:Models, Structural; D011786:Quality Control; D013821:Thermometers