Hyperthermia therapy

Hyperthermia therapy (or hyperthermia, or thermotherapy) is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to temperatures above body temperature, in the region of 40–45 °C (104–113 °F). Hyperthermia is usually applied as an adjuvant to radiotherapy or chemotherapy, to which it works as a sensitizer, in an effort to treat cancer.

This article is about using increased temperatures to treat cancer. For other health treatments involving application of heat, see Heat therapy. For use of elevated body temperature to treat infections, see Pyrotherapy.

Hyperthermia therapy
Whole-body suit used in hyperthermia therapy.
ICD-10-PCS6A3
ICD-9-CM93.35, 99.85
MeSHD006979
OPS-301 code8–60

Hyperthermia uses higher temperatures than diathermy and lower temperatures than ablation. When combined with radiation therapy, it can be called thermoradiotherapy.

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