[Intracavitary and interstitial hyperthermia with the 2 mm diameter microwave applicator].
Experimental and clinical studies were done on intracavitary and interstitial hyperthermia with a 2 mm diameter applicator with a 7 cm tip (Aloka, Co., Ltd.). Microwave energy at 2450 MHz was used to heat tumors. An outer cannula of 16G Medicut was implanted in the tumor. When a rabbit VX-2 tumor was heated, the temperature reached over 40 degrees C at 15 watts. We applied the same method to two patients, one with recurrent oropharyngeal tumor and the other with recurrent pelvic tumor. This applicator looks promising.
Ebe
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Department of Radiology School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University.
Nomura
S
S
Suda
H
H
Homma
Y
Y
Ariyoshi
I
I
Choji
T
T
Nishikawa
E
E
Nakada
T
T
Nakanishi
T
T
D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D011817:Rabbits