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When using concurrent hyperthermia with reirradiation, is there any benefit to delivering hyperthermia on non-RT days?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
Hyperthermia alone, in the absence of radiation or chemotherapy, is not effective as cancer therapy, not withstanding occasional reports to the contrary from sources of questionable reliability. Hyperthermia is a very effective sensitizer for both RT and chemo. Note that we are not. discussing high ...