Quality assurance guidelines for superficial hyperthermia clinical trials: II. Technical requirements for heating devices;Leitlinien zur Qualitätssicherung der lokalen Hyperthermie in klinischen Studien: II. Technische Anforderungen an Heizgeräte

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 351-366

  Dobšíček Trefná, Hana ^a   Crezee, Johannes ^b   Schmidt, Manfred ^c   Marder, Dietmar ^d   Lamprecht, Ulf ^e   Ehmann, Michael ^f   Nadobny, Jacek ^g   Hartmann, Josefin ^c   Lomax, Nicolleta ^d   Abdel Rahman, Sultan ^h   Curto, Sergio ⁱ   Bakker, Akke ^b   Hurwitz, Mark D ^j   Diederich, Chris J ^k   Stauffer, Paul R ^j   Van Rhoon, Gerard C ⁱ  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^d CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Applicator; Heating criteria; Hyperthermia, superficial; Phantoms; Quality assurance; Water bolus

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EVALUATION STUDY; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; NOMENCLATURE; PHANTOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; THERMOTHERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFRARED RAYS; INTERNATIONALITY; MICROWAVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85014069907     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-017-1106-0     Document Type: Review

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