Hyperthermia Treatment

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** A type of treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer drugs.

**Synonyms:** - Clinical Hyperthermia - Diathermy - Hyperthermia - Hyperthermia Therapy - diathermy - hyperthermia therapy