Comparison of heat delivery systems for hyperthermia treatment of psoriasisf

Elaine K. Orenberg Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and Psoriasis Research Institute, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

F. Richard Noodleman Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and Psoriasis Research Institute, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

Judith A. Koperski Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and Psoriasis Research Institute, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

Douglas Pounds Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and Psoriasis Research Institute, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

Eugene M. Farber Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and Psoriasis Research Institute, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

Abstract

Psoriasis is a skin disease characterized by accelerated growth and loss of the normal maturation pattern of the epidermis. It represents a model to study the application of localized heating to a hyperproliferative but benign superficial skin disease. Thermal distributions in psoriatic plaques treated with ultrasound, water contact and infrared systems are presented. The concepts of Standard Thermal Dose and Equivalent Thermal Dose are introduced to quantify the total biological effect to tissue for a particular time and temperature during a hyperthermia treatment session.

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