EMF hyperthermia in children

Author

Wessalowski, R. ; Canters, R. ; van Rhoon, Gerard C.

Author_Institution

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Heinrich Heine Univ., Duesseldorf, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 29 2012-Nov. 1 2012

Firstpage

644

Lastpage

646

Abstract

Combination of multimodality therapy with regional hyperthermia is a rewarding method to improve local tumor control rate and long term survival in children with high-risk tumors with dismal prognosis. Hyperthermia helps chemo refractory tumors to overcome their resistance to earlier applied chemotherapy. High quality hyperthermia is associated with treatment outcome and hence technological innovation will contribute to further enhance treatment outcome. Multiple channel heat applicators and non-invasive MR temperature monitoring for childhood cancer can produce precise target volumes with substantial sparing of normal tissue.

Keywords

biomedical MRI; cancer; hyperthermia; paediatrics; radiation therapy; tumours; EMF hyperthermia; chemorefractory tumors; chemotherapy; childhood cancer; dismal prognosis; high-risk tumors; local tumor control rate; long term children survival; multimodality therapy; multiple channel heat applicators; noninvasive magnetic resonance temperature monitoring; normal tissue; regional hyperthermia; substantial sparing; target volumes; Applicators; Cancer; Heating; Hyperthermia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temperature measurement; Tumors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2012 42nd European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2215-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-2-87487-026-2

Type

conf

Filename

6459101