Title :
Progress in developing a thermal dosimetry
Author :
Oleson, James R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
While hyperthermia (HT) has potential for increasing the effectiveness of radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy in cancer treatment, demonstration of efficacy has been impeded by lack of a thermal dosimetry. Recent results using a frequency distribution of temperature model in a thermal isoeffective dose formula yield thermal dose-effect relationships that support the further testing of this model as a basis for a thermal dosimetry.
Keywords :
cancer; dosimetry; hyperthermia; cancer treatment; chemotherapy; hyperthermia; radiation therapy effectiveness; temperature model frequency distribution; thermal dose-effect relationships; thermal dosimetry; thermal isoeffective dose formula yield;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760936