Application and possible mechanisms of combining LLLT (low level laser therapy), infrared hyperthermia and ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer

Edward H. Abraham; Van H. Woo; Cheryl Harlin-Jones; Anja Heselich; Florian Frohns

doi:10.1117/12.2038630

18 February 2014 Application and possible mechanisms of combining LLLT (low level laser therapy), infrared hyperthermia and ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer

Edward H. Abraham, Van H. Woo, Cheryl Harlin-Jones, Anja Heselich, Florian Frohns

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Proceedings Volume 8932, Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy IX; 893202 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038630
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Benefit of concomitant infrared hyperthermia and low level laser therapy and ionizing radiation is evaluated in this study. The purpose/objectives: presentation with locally advanced bulky superficial tumors is clinically challenging. To enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) and/or electron beam therapy we have developed an inexpensive and clinically effective infrared hyperthermia approach that combines black-body infrared radiation with halogen spectrum radiation and discrete wave length infrared clinical lasers LLLT. The goal is to produce a composite spectrum extending from the far infrared to near infrared and portions of the visible spectrum with discrete penetrating wavelengths generated by the clinical infrared lasers with frequencies of 810 nm and/or 830 nm. The composite spectrum from these sources is applied before and after radiation therapy. We monitor the surface and in some cases deeper temperatures with thermal probes, but use an array of surface probes as the limiting safe thermal constraint in patient treatment while at the same time maximizing infrared entry to deeper tissue layers. Fever-grade infrared hyperthermia is produced in the first centimeters while non-thermal infrared effects act at deeper tissue layers. The combination of these effects with ionizing radiation leads to improved tumor control in many cancers.

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Edward H. Abraham, Van H. Woo, Cheryl Harlin-Jones, Anja Heselich, and Florian Frohns "Application and possible mechanisms of combining LLLT (low level laser therapy), infrared hyperthermia and ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer", Proc. SPIE 8932, Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy IX, 893202 (18 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038630

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