APPLICATION OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY IN CLINICAL HYPERTHERMIA

Two areas of technical progress related to hyperthermic oncology are p resented: (1) numerical modelling of absorbed power and temperature di stributions; and (2) non-invasive thermometry using magnetic resonance imaging. The results represent achievements made during the past 5 ye ars at Duke University Medical Center's Departments of Radiation Oncol ogy and Radiology. They represent examples of progress in the technolo gy of hyperthermia that have potential for greatly improving the deliv ery, monitoring and assessment of clinical hyperthermia.