Interstitial, Endocavitary and Perfusional Hyperthermia

"Internal" hyperthermia is a type of thermotherapy by which heat is sup­ plied to tumor tissue in situ. There are three different techniques for pro­ viding internal hyperthermia: (1) interstitial hyperthermia using implanted needle probes, (2) intracavitary hyperthermia using probes introduced into natural body cavities, and (3) perfusional hyperthermia by means of ex­ tracorporal blood heating. Compared with external hyperthermia, internal hyperthermia has been preferentially accepted by on