DocumentCode
1272283
Title
Microwaves in medicine
Author
Gupta, C.
Author_Institution
Microwave Associates Ltd., Dunstable, UK
Volume
27
Issue
5
fYear
1981
fDate
5/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
403
Lastpage
406
Abstract
Microwave techniques can be applied to diagnose malignancies such as cancerous tumours, cardiac condition, pulmonary oedema and thickening of arteries. Therapeutic applications involve heating of cancer tissues to lethal temperatures (hyperthermia) and heating of subcutaneous afflictions to enhance healing and to provide pain relief (diathermy) using microwave radiation
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics and Power
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5127
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ep.1981.0197
Filename
5185890
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