What is "oncotherm"

OncoTherm is a medical device company for oncothermia treatments.

The company was founded in 1988 by András Szász in Hungary. In 2002 it received investment from a German company and was reorganized as a German-Hungarian company consisting of OncoTherm Hungary Ltd, and OncoTherm GmbH. 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. 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. The device is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.