A translational review of hyperthermia biology

This review was written to be included in the Special Collection ‘Therapy Ultrasound: Medicine’s Swiss Army Knife?’ The purpose of this review is to provide basic presentation and interpretation of the fundamentals of hyperthermia biology, as it pertains to uses of therapeutic ultrasound. The fundam...

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Main Author: Mark W. Dewhirst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:International Journal of Hyperthermia
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2024.2447952
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description This review was written to be included in the Special Collection ‘Therapy Ultrasound: Medicine’s Swiss Army Knife?’ The purpose of this review is to provide basic presentation and interpretation of the fundamentals of hyperthermia biology, as it pertains to uses of therapeutic ultrasound. The fundamentals are presented but in the setting of a translational interpretation and a view toward the future. Subjects that require future research and development are highlighted. The effects of hyperthermia are time and temperature dependent. Because intra-tumoral temperatures are non-uniform in tumors, one has to account for differential biologic effects in different parts of a tumor that occur simultaneously during and after hyperthermia.
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spelling doaj-art-a2dff764c7d040acbea41570ed72ce092025-08-20T02:35:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Hyperthermia0265-67361464-51572025-12-0142110.1080/02656736.2024.2447952A translational review of hyperthermia biologyMark W. Dewhirst0Gustavo S. Montana Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAThis review was written to be included in the Special Collection ‘Therapy Ultrasound: Medicine’s Swiss Army Knife?’ The purpose of this review is to provide basic presentation and interpretation of the fundamentals of hyperthermia biology, as it pertains to uses of therapeutic ultrasound. The fundamentals are presented but in the setting of a translational interpretation and a view toward the future. Subjects that require future research and development are highlighted. The effects of hyperthermia are time and temperature dependent. Because intra-tumoral temperatures are non-uniform in tumors, one has to account for differential biologic effects in different parts of a tumor that occur simultaneously during and after hyperthermia.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2024.2447952Hyperthermiathermal doseheat radiosensitizationtumor physiologyhypoxia
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A translational review of hyperthermia biology
International Journal of Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia
thermal dose
heat radiosensitization
tumor physiology
hypoxia
title A translational review of hyperthermia biology
title_full A translational review of hyperthermia biology
title_fullStr A translational review of hyperthermia biology
title_full_unstemmed A translational review of hyperthermia biology
title_short A translational review of hyperthermia biology
title_sort translational review of hyperthermia biology
topic Hyperthermia
thermal dose
heat radiosensitization
tumor physiology
hypoxia
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2024.2447952
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