A combined radiotherapy and hyperthermia therapy is provided, including
inducing hyperthermia in at least a portion of a target area--e.g., a
tumor or a portion of a tumor or targeted cancerous cells--is provided.
Biomolecules labeled with at least one radionuclide suitable for
radiotherapy are provided and introduced into a patient; targeted RF
absorption enhancers are provided and introduced into a patient; and a
hyperthermia generating RF signal is directed via toward the target
cells, thereby warming the radionuclide-labeled biomolecules and targeted
RF absorption enhancers bound to target cells. The targeted RF absorption
enhancers may, in a manner of speaking, add one or more RF absorption
frequencies to cells in the target area, which will permit a hyperthermia
generating RF signal at that frequency or frequencies to heat the
targeted cells. Biomolecules labeled with at least one radionuclide
suitable for radiotherapy may be used for both radiotherapy and as RF
absorption enhancers for the hyperthermia generating RF signal.