TABLE 4.

Different thermotherapy techniques and their applications.

Reference	Techniques	Penetration depth	Best applications
Ma et al. (2024)	Ultrasound	Less than 20 mm	Skin cancer, melanoma
Grün et al. (2013), Li et al. (2021)	Radiotherapy	50–300 mm	Breast tumor, lung cancer
Pan et al. (2021)	MIH	Excellent tissue penetration for deep-seated tumors	liver cancer, prostate cancer
Paulides et al. (2010)	Microwave	About 50 mm	Intracavitary and oral hemangiomas
Liu et al. (2020b), Guo et al. (2020)	Photothermal	Less than 20 mm	Skin cancer