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Electronics in medicine: RF therapy for malignancy: Heating of malignant tissues (hyperthermia) by RF radiation presents a new tool in the arsenal of weapons against cancer
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New ToolRadiation PhysicsThermal TherapyRadiation MedicineOncologyHyperthermiaRadiation OncologyNuclear MedicineCancer ResearchRadiologyHealth SciencesRadiation TherapyRadionuclide TherapyRadiation ApplicationCancer CellsRf TherapyRadiation EffectsRadiobiologyBioelectronicsRadiofrequency HeatingRf RadiationMedicineSuch RadiationWorld Report
Medical researchers around the world report that the use of such radiation to heat malignant tissue to the hyperthermic range (42 to 43.5°C) appears to be a safe and efficient means for either destroying the cancer cells or making them more susceptible to other forms of treatment.