Conference Paper
The History of Hyperthermia Rise and Decline
Table 1
Some results of in vivo experiments on hyperthermia cancer treatment.
| | | Year | Animal | Tumor | Criterion | Method of heating | 6 hr | 3 hr | 1.5 hr | 1 hr |
| | Prime and Rohdenburg [34] | 1921 | Mice | Crocker sarcoma | Inability of grafting | Water bath in vitro | | 42°C | 44°C | | | Westermark [35] | 1927 | Rats | Flexner sarcoma
Jensen sarcoma | Complete regression | Diathermia in vivo | | 44°C | 45°C | | | Johnson [69] |
1940 |
Rats |
Jensen sarcoma | Inability of grafting | Water bath in vitro | | 43.5°C | | 45°C | | Complete regression | Diathermia in vivo | 43.5°C | | | 45°C (50%) |
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