[Heat therapy].
Applications of hyperthermia in cancer therapy is now widely studied. Appropriate apparatus for the tumors with various size and positions should be developed. We are developing a system with 2450 MHz microwave and constructed several applicators for the surface tumors and intracavitary tumors. Those were already used in human tumors. Capacitive heating with RF were used for the combined therapy with radiation in Kyoto University. More than 50% of the treated cases were responded well resulting complete regression of tumors. Experimental system of heating with magnetic induction is now studied.
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy