Oncotherm

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 160 devices have been placed into operation, mostly in Hungary and Germany, and performed over 100,000 treatments.^[5] The device is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

References

1. ^ Andreas Szasz. "Curriculum vitae". http://www.szaszandras.hu/images/Curriculum%20Vitae%20of%20Andras%20Szasz.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 2007;3(1):56-66 3 (1): 56–66. PMID 17998724. 
5. ^ Oncotherm Official site