Locoregional Deep Hyperthermia

In locoregional deep hyperthermia, the body is subjected to restricted local overheating. The overheating is concentrated on the affected organ or tissue. The organism is thus subjected to less stress than with whole body hyperthermia, because the healthy tissue is not affected. This is also relevant for the comparison with traditional radiation methods and cytostatic treatments: the organism copes better with locoregional deep hyperthermia.

During the treatment, which lasts between 60 and 90 minutes, the patient lies comfortably in a pleasantly heated treatment bed. Modulatable short waves flow through the healthy tissue via an applicator and accumulate exclusively in the tumor area. High temperatures of between 42°C and 44 °C are reached. This temperature damages the cancer cells.

In our office, locoregional deep hyperthermia takes place in the same beneficial treatment situation as whole body hyperthermia. Once again, the patient receives comprehensive care in a healing atmosphere.

We have successfully used locoregional deep hyperthermia for peritoneum metastases, relapses in the region of various organs, particularly the female breast, for brain tumors, tumors in the stomach region, prostate-tumors and inoperable tumors.