Hyperthermia

Abstract

There is scientific support for the concept of a temperature set point that is, maintenance of an optimal temperature for the metabolic processes that life depends on Nervous activity in the preoptic-anterior hypothalamus of the brain triggers heat losing (sweating, etc.) or heat generating (shivering and muscle contraction, etc.) activities through stimulation of the autonomic nervous system. The pre-optic anterior hypothalamus has been shown to contain warm sensitive, cool sensitive, and temperature insensitive neurons, to determine the body's temperature setpoint. As the temperature that these neurons are exposed to rises above 37 °C (99 °F), the rate of electrical discharge of the warm-sensitive neurons increases progressively. There is scientific support for the concept of a temperature set point that is, maintenance of an optimal temperature for the metabolic processes that life depends on Nervous activity in the preoptic-anterior hypothalamus of the brain triggers heat losing (sweating, etc.) or heat generating (shivering and muscle contraction, etc.) activities through stimulation of the autonomic nervous system. The pre-optic anterior hypothalamus has been shown to contain warm sensitive, cool sensitive, and temperature insensitive neurons, to determine the body's temperature setpoint. As the temperature that these neurons are exposed to rises above 37 °C (99 °F), the rate of electrical discharge of the warm-sensitive neurons increases progressively.

Breast Cancer Hyperthermia Treatment Based on Slotted Patch Antenna at 2.45 GHz

“…It acquires malignant tissues to increase their temperature level higher than 42˚C to improve the blood-flow level within the tumors where the oxygenation rate is naturally lower [4]. According to the tumor location inside the human body, hyperthermia treatments are distinguished into three different types, namely local, regional, and entire-body hyperthermia [5]. Local hyperthermia is applied to heat a smaller specified area on the skin layer, whereas regional hyperthermia is preferred for tumors located under the skin tissue.…”