Fig. 5

Radiotherapy and hyperthermia dose distributions. Radiotherapy isodose curves (top left), equivalent radiotherapy isodose curves for radiotherapy + hyperthermia (top right), idem with the hyperthermia temperature distribution overlaid as a color wash (bottom right) for patient #1 with cervical cancer. Radiotherapy isodose curves overlaid on the CT scan of the patient made in hyperthermia position lying on a hyperthermia water bolus. Gross tumour volume (GTV) is indicated by the bold red contour. The contribution of hyperthermia to equivalent radiotherapy isodose is visible within the GTV and increases with increasing temperature in ventral direction. Vaginal pelotte for temperature measurements during hyperthermia is visible adjacent to GTV