Introduction to hyperthermia

This first section of the book is meant to give the reader a basic overview of the field of hyperthermia. Starting from a historical description of the use of heat as therapeutic approach, we then guide the reader through some basic aspects of cellular response to heat, and finally focus on hyperthe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Fratila, Raluca M., Fuente, Jesús M. de la
Tipo de recurso: otro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/183938
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/183938
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Magnetic and plasmonic nanomaterials
Hyperthermia
Cancer therapy
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Sumario:This first section of the book is meant to give the reader a basic overview of the field of hyperthermia. Starting from a historical description of the use of heat as therapeutic approach, we then guide the reader through some basic aspects of cellular response to heat, and finally focus on hyperthermia at the nanoscale.