Microwave thermotherapy

Microwave thermotherapy, is a type of treatment in which body tissue is heated by microwave irradiation to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer drugs.

Microwave thermotherapy
Other names	Microwave therapy
Specialty	oncology

See also

• Transurethral microwave thermotherapy

References

• Microwave therapy entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document: "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".