Leg coverage with towels during regional deep hyperthermia treatment and its effect on pelvic temperature and temperature distribution

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-87

  Wielheesen, D H M ^a   De Bruijne, M ^a   Graveland, W J ^a   Van Rhoon, G C ^a   Van Der Zee, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deep hyperthermia; Hyperthermia optimization; Leg coverage; Pelvic temperatures; Quality assurance; Regional hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BODY TEMPERATURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LEG; PELVIS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDDING AND LINENS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 12344288258     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730410001716605     Document Type: Article

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