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WIRA-heating of Piglet Skin and Subcutis in Vivo: Proof of Accordance with ESHO Criteria for Superficial Hyperthermia

出版	Universität, 2020
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=iHL_zQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Abstract: Purpose
The quality assurance guidelines of the European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO) specify the requirements for appropriate superficial heating using phantoms. In this current piglet study, we have examined these requirements under in vivo conditions.

Materials and Methods
The evaluation is based on simultaneous, invasive temperature measurements at 8 different depths between 2 and 20 mm in the thigh of anesthetized piglets during irradiation with water-filtered infrared radiation (wIRA). Temperature probes were equally distributed in an area of 10 cm diameter of homogeneously irradiated skin. Piglets were irradiated to 126.5 mW cm−2 in the spectral range of IR-A.

Results
Heating rates and specific absorption rates were in full accordance with the ESHO standards. Due to early onset of thermoregulation, the desired temperature rise of 6 K at a depth of 5 mm was achieved after about 10 min of exposure, i.e. 4 min later than required for phantoms. After reaching thermal steady state, on average T 90 ≥ 40 °C occurred in tissue depths up to 20 mm, T 50 ≥ 41 °C up to 16 mm, and a mean CEM43 T 90 ≈ 1 min was calculated for depths up to 8 mm.

Conclusions
Piglet data are comparable with preliminary literature data assessed in vivo in the abdominal wall and in recurrent breast cancer of humans. The potential of wIRA-HT for adequate treatment of superficial tissues/cancers in the clinical setting thus is confirmed. To ensure therapeutically needed doses of wIRA-HT, irradiation times should be extended