On-line adaptive hyperthermia treatment planning during locoregional heating to suppress treatment limiting hot spots

Adequate tumor temperatures during hyperthermia are essential for good clinical response, but excessive heating of normal tissue should be avoided. This makes locoregional heating using phased array systems technically challenging. On-line application of hyperthermia treatment planning could help to improve the heating quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical benefit of on-line treatment planning during treatment of pelvic tumors heated with the XXXX locoregional hyperthermia system.

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