Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment: A Primer

Section I. Physical Aspects of Hyperthermia

1. Hyperthermia, Physics, Vector Potential, Electromagnetic Heating
Ugo Cerchiari

2. Thennometry
Barbara Baiotto, Piergiorgio Marini

3. Physical Background and Technical Realizations of Hyperthermia
Andras Szasz, Oliver Szasz, Nora Szasz

4. Thermotherapy and Nanomedicine
Andreas Jordan

Section II. Biological Aspects of Hyperthermia

5. Influence of Tumor Microenvironment on Thermoresponse
Gian Franco Baronzio, Alberto Gramaglia, Attilio Baronzio, Isabel Freitas

6. Hyperthermia and Angiogenesis
Cristina Roca, Luca Primo

7. Vascular Meets of Localized Hyperthermia
Debra K. Kelleher, Peter Vaupel

8. On the Biochemical Basis of Tumour Damage by Hypothermia
Paola Pietrangeli, Bruno Mondovì

9. Results of Hyperthermia Alone or with Radiation Therapy and/or Chemotherapy
Pietro Gabriele, Cristina Roca

10. Thermo-Chemo-Radiotherapy Association
Gian Franco Baronzio, Vincenzo Cerreta, Attilio Baronzio, Isabel Freitas, Marco Mapelli, Alberto Gramaglia

11. A Step Deep on Hyperthermia, Hypoxia and Chemotherapy Interactions
Giammaria Fiorentini, Ugo Giorgi, Maurizio Cantore, Andrea Mambrini, Stefano Guadagni

Section III. Clinical Aspects of Hyperthermia

12. Locoregional Hyperthermia
E. Dieter Hager

13. Hyperthermia and Radiotherapy in the Management of Prostate Cancer
Sergio Villa

14. Tumor Ablation Using Radiofrequency Energy
Johannes-Marcus Hänsler, Luigi Solbiati, E. Dieter Hager, Tiziana Ierace, Luca Cova, Gian Franco Baronzio

15. Cytoreduction, Peritonectomy and Hyperthermic Antiblastic Peritoneal Perfiision for the Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Michele Simone, Marco Vaira

16. Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion
Michele Simone, Marco Vaira

17. Intracavitary Hyperthennic Perfusion
E. Dieter Hager

18. Whole Body Hypothermia at 43.5–44°C
Alexey V. Suvernev, Georgy V. Ivanov, Anatoly V. Efremov, Roman Tchervov

19. Extreme Whole-Body Hyperthermia with Water-Filtered Infrared-A Radiation
Alexander Ardenne, Holger Wehner

20. Effects of Local and Whole Body Hyperthermia on Immunity
Gian Franco Baronzio, Roberta Seta, Mario D’Amico, Attilio Baronzio, Isabel Freitas, Giorgio Forzenigo, Alberto Gramaglia, E. Dieter Hager

21. Fever, Pyrogens and Cancer
Ralf Kleef, E. Dieter Hager

22. Future Perspectives of Interstitial and Perfusional Hyperthermia
Gian Franco Baronzio, Michele Simone, Gianmaria Fiorentini, Salvatore D’Angelo, Giovanni Visconti, E. Dieter Hager

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