PILOT-STUDY TO INVESTIGATE SKIN AND TUMOR THERMAL ENHANCEMENT RATIOS OF 41.5-42.0-DEGREES-C HYPERTHERMIA WITH RADIATION

被引:22
作者
JOHNSON, RJR
SANDHU, TS
HETZEL, FW
SONG, SY
BICHER, HI
SUBJECK, JR
KOWAL, HS
机构
[1] Department of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, New York, NY 14263, 666 Elm Street, Buffalo
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS | 1979年 / 5卷 / 07期
关键词
Melanoma tumors; Microwave hyperthermia; Radiation; Therapeutic ratio;
D O I
10.1016/0360-3016(79)90599-6
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
This article reports the clinical results of the combined treatment of radiation and localized microwave hyperthermia to treat multiple metastatic melanoma tumors. The response of normal skin to the treatment was measured by evaluating the degree of erythema using a numerical scoring system. Tumor response to the treatment was assessed by measuring tumor diameter at follow-up visits. Whenever possible, thermal enhancement ratios for normal skin and tumor tissue were evaluated. The manuscript discusses problems associated with obtaining useful clinical data. © 1979.
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页码:947 / 953
页数:7
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