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WHAT IS AN APPLICATOR? |
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A device to induce heat in a certain region of the body. |
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| WHAT IS HYPERTHERMIA? |
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Generation of a higher temperature in a tumour-involved region. |
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WHICH IS TEMPERATURE RANGE USED FOR HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT? |
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39 – 90 C |
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CELLS ARE HEATED BEYOND THEIR NORMAL GROWTH
TEMPERATURE? |
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They suffer and finally can die. |
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WHICH HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENTS IS A NARCOSIS NECESSARY? |
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Only for “whole-body” treatments. |
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HOW OFFEN IS A HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT USUALLY
APPLIED? |
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Once, twice or three times a week. |
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WHAT IS THE AIM OF HYPERTERMIA TREATMENT PLANNING? |
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To induce higher temperatures in a tumour in comparison to healthy
tissues. |
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HOW DO HEAT AND RADIATION INTERACT IN CANCER THERAPY? |
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Heat enhances the effect of radiation, and radiation enhances the effect of heat. |
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WHICH IS THE MOST ELABORATE THERMOMETRICAL TECHNIQUE USED FOR
HYPERTHERMIA? |
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MRI thermometry. |
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WHICH CANCER FORMS ARE TREATED WITH “WHOLE BODY” HYPERTHERMIA? |
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Metastasizing cancer diseases. |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES? |
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Microwaves, laser light and radiowaves. |
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WHICH IS THE NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE IN HUMANS? |
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36.5 – 37.5 C |
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WHAT EFFECT DOES HYPERTHERMIA HAVE ON THE DNA? |
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It causes breaks in the DNA. |
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT USE OF THERMOMETRY IN HYPERTHERMIA? |
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Control of the actual temperature in the targeted tumour. |
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FOR WHICH METHOD ARE ANTENNAS OR ELECTRODES IMPLANTED IN ACESSIBLE
TUMORS? |
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Interstizial Hyperthermia. |
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HEAT TREATED CELLS BECOME SENSITISED... |
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to both radiation and chemotherapeutic agents. |
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THE SYNERGY BETWEEN RADIATION AND HEAT IS ...... |
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highest when given simultaneously. |
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HOW LONG DOES A HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT TAKE? |
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One to three hours . |
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WHICH IS THE MAIN MOLECULAR CONSEQUENCE GIVEN BY RADIOFREQUENCY
HYPERTHERMIA IN MITOCHONDRIONS. |
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Holes in the cell membranes. |
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THE HEAT STRESS CAUSED BY REGIONAL HYPERHTERMIA IS COMPARABLE TO ..... |
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a visit in the sauna |
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WHICH IS THE EFFECT OF HYPERTHERMIA ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM? |
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Hyperthermia induces immunological processes. |
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FEVER IS ........ |
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a reaction of the organism to external attacks |
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WHAT DOES TUMORAL CELLS MAKE MORE SENSITIVE TO HEAT THAN HEALTHY CELLS ? |
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Physiological aspects, as low pH and nutrient deficiency, and reduced vascularization, which slows up the cooling. |
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HOW ARE HYPERTHERMIA AND CHEMORESISTANCE LINKED? |
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Heat can counteract chemoresistance and radioresistance. |
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WHICH HYPERTHERMIA METHOD IS USED IN CASE OF PANCREATIC CANCER? |
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Locoregional Hyperthermia. |
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WHAT KINDS OF ENERGY ARE USED IN HYPERTHERMIA? |
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Ultrasound and electromagnetic fields. |
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WHAT IS THERMOTOLLERANCE? |
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Tumoral cells resistance to subsequent Hyperthermia treatments. |
