Treatment
Moderate hyperthermia treatments usually maintain the temperature for about an hour or so.
The schedule for treatments depends on the effect desired. After being heated, cells develop resistance to heat, which persists for about three days and reduces the likelihood that they will die from direct cytotoxic effects of the heat. This suggests a maximum treatment schedule of about twice a week. However, if the desired goal is increased radiosensitivity in a poorly oxygenated tumor, rather than directly killing the cells, then application of heat with every radiation treatment is acceptable.
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