#8 Physical Aspects of Hyperthermia

#8 Physical Aspects of Hyperthermia

Author:  Gilbert H. Nussbaum ed.
ISBN:  9780883184141
Published:  1982 |  656 pp |  Hardcover

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Table of Contents

I. RATIONALE

The Biology of Hyperthermia In Vitro
Stephen A. Sapareto

Hyperthermia In Vivo
Fred W. Hetzel

Physiological Factors in Hyperthermia of Tumors
Chang W. Song

Rationale for Clinical Application of Hyperthermia: Alone or Combined with Irradiation or Cytotoxic Drugs in Cancer Therapy
Carlos A. Perez

II. PHYSICAL FUNDAMENTALS

Conceptual Outline of Hyperthermia Physics
Gilbert H. Nussbaum

Electromagnetic and Acoustic Properties of Tissues
Everette C. Burdette

Physical Aspects and Methods of Hyperthermia Production by RF Currents and Microwaves
Magdy F. Iskander

Power Deposition with Microwaves
Robert W. Paglione

Power Deposition for Ultrasound Hyperthermia
Frank E. Barber and Charles P. Griffice

Invasive Thermometry
Thomas C. Cetas

Current Techniques for Non-Invasive Thermometry
Douglas A. Christensen

III. TECHNICAL METHODS

Clinical Hyperthermia with RF Currents
James R. Oleson and Thomas C. Cetas

Clinical Application of High Frequency Methods for Local Tumor Hyperthermia
Peter M. Corry and Barthel Barlogie

Clinical Hyperthermia with Microwaves
Taljit S. Sandhu
Microwave Techniques for Clinical Hyperthermia
Augustine Y. Cheung

United States Radiation Safety and Regulatory Considerations and Procedures for Radiofrequency Hyperthermia Systems
Howard I. Bassen and Raymond F. Coakley, Jr.

Local Hyperthermia by Ultrasound
Padmakar P. Lele

IV. MEASUREMENT AND MODELING

The Philosophy and Use of Tissue-Equivalent Electromagnetic Phantoms
Thomas C. Cetas

Electromagnetic Power Deposition in Biological Models: Numerical Calculations and Phantom Measurements
Magdy F. Iskander

Patient-Related Phantoms for Ultrasound
Frank E. Barber

Analysis of Tumor Volume and Thermal Dosimetric Effects on Tumor Response to Heat, Radiation and Heat Plus Radiation: Results of a Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial in Pet Animals
Mark W. Dewhirst, Thomas Moon, and David Carlin

Thermodynamics of Tissue Heating: Modeling and Measurements for Temperature Distributions
H. Frederick Bowman

Mathematical Modeling of Heat Transfer in Living Tissues─The Formulation
Michael M. Chen

V. WHOLE BODY HYPERTHERMIA

Whole Body Heating: Thermoregulation and Modeling
Jan A. J. Stolwijk

Methods for the Induction of Systemic Hyperthermia
Peter M. Corry, O. Howard Frazier, Joan M. Bull, and Barthel Barlogie

Clinical Evaluation: Induction of Systemic Hyperthermia by Extracorporeal Circulation, as Primary and Adjuvant Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies
Leon C. Parks