Application of the ESHO-QA guidelines for determining the performance of the LCA superficial hyperthermia heating system

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the quality of the lucite cone applicator (LCA), the standard applicator for superficial hyperthermia at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, using the most recent quality assurance guidelines, thus verifying their feasibility. Materials and methods: The assessment was conducted on each of the six LCAs...

Avoiding Pitfalls in Thermal Dose Effect Relationship Studies: A Review and Guide Forward

The challenge to explain the diffuse and unconclusive message reported by hyperthermia studies investigating the thermal dose parameter is still to be unravelled. In the present review, we investigated a wide range of technical and clinical parameters characterising hyperthermia treatment to better understand and improve the probability of...