Use of whole body hyperthermia as a method to heat inaccessible tumours uniformly: A phase III trial in canine brain masses

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 383-398

  Thrall, D E ^a   Larue, S M ^b   Powers, B E ^b   Page, R L ^a   Johnson, J ^c   George, S L ^c   Kornegay, J N ^a   McEntee, M C ^a   Levesque, D C ^d   Smith, M ^b   Case, B C ^a   Dewhirst, M W ^c   Gillette, E L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Veterinary Neurological Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain necrosis; Brain tumour; Dog; Hyperthermia; Radiation; Thermal dose; Whole body hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZATION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0032834959     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026567399285576     Document Type: Article

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