Sneed P K, Phillips T L
Dept. of Radiation Oncology, U. of California, San Francisco.
Oncology (Williston Park). 1991 Mar;5(3):99-108; discussion 109-10, 112.
There is a convincing biological rationale for combining hyperthermia with radiation. Clinical data suggests that adjuvant hyperthermia improves the efficacy of radiation therapy when adequate hyperthermia is delivered. A major stumbling block is the technical difficulty of delivering adequate hyperthermia to all but small, superficial tumors or interstitially implanted tumors. Efforts are being made toward improving hyperthermia technology and treatment techniques. Only after adequate equipment becomes more widely available and quality assurance mechanisms are in place can the true role of hyperthermia be defined.
将热疗与放疗相结合有令人信服的生物学原理。临床数据表明，当进行充分的热疗时，辅助热疗可提高放射治疗的疗效。一个主要的障碍是，除了小的浅表肿瘤或间质植入肿瘤外，对所有肿瘤进行充分热疗存在技术困难。目前正在努力改进热疗技术和治疗方法。只有在足够的设备得到更广泛应用且质量保证机制到位之后，热疗的真正作用才能得到明确。
