[Combination of interstitial hyperthermia and afterloading therapy at a high-dosage rate].
The study was supposed to develop a method allowing to combine interstitial hyperthermia with high dose rate afterloading therapy. For hyperthermia, metallic hollow needles, which are also used in brachytherapy, are connected with the RF source by a computer-controlled relay switch. The temperature is measured by thermistors incorporated into the needles. Several heating methods are investigated in a homogenous phantom and compared by means of the experimentally determined temperature/time evolutions and isotherms (in a stationary state).
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Institut und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radiologische Onkologie am Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München.
Kneschaurek
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D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008961:Models, Structural; D009339:Needles; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013696:Temperature; D013821:Thermometers; D013997:Time Factors
Kombination von interstitieller Hyperthermie mit Afterloadingtherapie hoher Dosisleistung.