Radiofrequency therapy treatment involves the destruction of tumor cancer tissue cells through the differential heating of cancer tissue by radio-frequency diathermy.
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Diathermy is used in physical therapy and occupational therapy to deliver moderate heat directly to pathologic lesions in the deeper tissues of the body.
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SCS interaction with diathermy, pacemakers, MRI and therapeutic ultrasound can result in unexpected changes in stimulation, serious patient injury or death.
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In the 1920s the development of vacuum tube machines allowed frequencies to be increased to 10-300 MHz, called " shortwave " diathermy.
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In May 1933, Alexander sustained third degree burns on his leg and later developed gangrene after being given diathermy treatment for a twisted knee.
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He was given diathermy treatment ( " electrically induced heat " used for muscle relaxation ) in the clubhouse by Red Sox trainer Doc Woods.
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Diathermy equipment typically operates in the short-wave radio frequency ( range 1 100 MHz ) or microwave energy ( range 434 915 MHz ).
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Two other brain-stimulator recipients died, not after MRIs but after a heat therapy called diathermy that emits the same radio-frequency energy as MRIs do.
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Short wave diathermy usually is prescribed for treatment of deep muscles and joints that are covered with a heavy soft-tissue mass, for example, the hip.
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As with all forms of heat applications, care must be taken to avoid burns during diathermy treatments, especially to patients with decreased sensitivity to heat and cold.
