Hyperthermia and the Therapy of Malignant Tumors formatIsbn:Softcover 9783642829574 Conclusions and Perspectives 9781447154839 Conclusions and Perspectives What is the best means of bridging the economic gap between the North and the South: through direct transfers of wealth from the North to the South or through raising South's growth rates via the transfer of technology and the inflow of investment by multinationals Local hyperthermia began around 1900 when Westermark treated unre­ sectable cervix carcinomas with hot water in a metallic coil the tumour region or even the whole body of the patient has to be heated to temperatures between 40° to 45° C (in case of whole body hyperthermia to 42° C maximal) for a certain time (usually 30 60 min are adequate)