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OncoTherm is a medical device company for oncothermia treatments.

The company was founded in 1988 by András Szász[1] in Hungary. In 2002 it received investment from a German company and was reorganized as a German-Hungarian company consisting of OncoTherm Hungary Ltd,[2] and OncoTherm GmbH.[3] The company's methodology is based on the view of its founder that the heat-dose sensitive characterization of tissue is at the core of the hyperthermia treatment.[4] Its main product is the EHY-2000, a hyperthermia device where thermo-electric effects of electrical fields are used. According to its website about 400 devices have been placed into operation, mostly in Hungary and Germany, and performed over 200,000 treatments.[5] The device is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

References

  1. ^ Andreas Szasz. "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  2. ^ Profile listing
  3. ^ Profile listing
  4. ^ Szasz A (2007). "Hyperthermia, a modality in the wings". J Cancer Res Ther. 3 (1): 56–66. doi:10.4103/0973-1482.31976. PMID 17998724.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  5. ^ Oncotherm Official site