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Water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) Irradiation From Research to Clinical Settings /

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The aim of this open access book is to provide a unique, timely, critical and comprehensive compilation of more than 30 years of robust international experimental and clinical research related to the basic science and therapeutic application of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) and hyperthermia in on...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Vaupel, Peter (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:
Oncology.
Surgery.
Dermatology.
Physical therapy.
Physiotherapy.
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Table of Contents:
  • A. PRINCIPLES
  • 1. Glossary used in wIRA-Hyperthermia
  • 2. From sun to therapeutic wIRA
  • 3. Physical and Photobiological Basics of wIRA-Hyperthermia
  • 4. Thermography and thermometry in wIRA-hyperthermia
  • 5. Temperature profiles and oxygenation status in human skin and subcutis upon thermography-controlled wIRA-hyperthermia
  • 6. Effects of water-filtered infrared A (wIRA) on cells in tissue culture: The example of human fibroblasts
  • B. CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • ONCOLOGY
  • 7. Thermography-controlled, contact-free wIRA-hyperthermia (wIRA-HT) combined with hypofractionated radiotherapy for large-sized lesions of unresectable locally recurrent breast cancer
  • 8. Combined use of wIRA and microwave or radiofrequency hyperthermia
  • 9. Whole body hyperthermia in Oncology: Renaissance in the immunotherapy era
  • 10. Gold Nanoparticles and Infrared Heating: Use of the Hydrosun wIRA Irradiator
  • 11. Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) irradiation: A potent strategy to improve anti-tumor immune responses in superficial malignancies
  • PSYCHIATRY
  • 12. Whole-Body Hyperthermia: Historical aspects, current use, and future perspectives
  • 13. Whole body hyperthermia in psychiatry
  • NEONATOLOGY
  • 14. Mode of action, efficacy, and safety of radiant heaters in neonatology
  • DERMATOLOGY
  • 15. Water-filtered Infrared-A irradiation in wound treatment
  • 16. The clinical application of wIRA-irradiation in burn wounds
  • 17. Influence of wIRA-irradiation on wound healing: Focus on the dermis
  • 18. Water-filtered infrared A (wIRA): from observations in clinical studies to complex in vitro models
  • 19. Therapeutic use of water-filtered infrared-A irradiation in dermatology
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
  • 20. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a water-filtered infrared-A therapy (wIRA) applied to the hands in patients with osteoarthritis and non-inflammatory arthralgia - preliminary data
  • 21. Water-filtered Infrared-A radiation in axial spondyloarthritis - heat for lower back pain?
  • INFECTIOLOGY
  • 22. Water-filtered Infrared-A radiation (wIRA): Novel treatment options for chlamydial infections
  • 23. Safety assessment of water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) on the eye as a novel treatment option for chlamydial infections
  • OTHER
  • 24. Recommended Reading. .

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