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Hyperthermiatherapy(orhyperthermia,orthermotherapy)isatypeofmedicaltreatmentinwhichbodytissueisexposedtotemperaturesintheregionof ...

Hyperthermia therapy (or hyperthermia, or thermotherapy) is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to temperatures above body temperature, in the region of 40–45 °C (104–113 °F). Hyperthermia is usually applied as an adjuvant to radiotherapy or chemotherapy, to which it works as a sensitizer, in an effort to treat cancer.[1][2]

Hyperthermia uses higher temperatures than diathermy and lower temperatures than ablation.[3] When combined with radiation therapy, it can be called thermoradiotherapy.

Hyperthermia is defined as supra-normal body temperatures. There is no consensus as to what is the safest or most effective target temperature for the whole body. During treatment the body temperature reaches a level between 39.5 and 40.5 °...