Prospective Applications of Microwaves in Medicine
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Prospective Applications of Microwaves in Medicine
Original language description
Research of interactions between Electromagnetic (EM) Field and biological systems is of growing interests elsewhere. In this area of research very important activity are studies of prospective medical applications of microwaves (i.e. a possibility to use microwave energy and/or microwave technique and technology for treatment purposes) are a quite new and a very rapidly developing field. Microwave thermotherapy is being used in medicine for the cancer treatment and for some other diseases since early eighties. Most common methods used for treatment of cancer are radiotherapy and chemotherapy. These therapeutic methods have many undesirable effects, such as usage of ionizing radiation. Another method used for treatment of cancer is hyperthermia.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
JA - Electronics and optoelectronics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
ADVANCES IN CANCER THERAPY
ISBN
978-953-307-703-1
Number of pages of the result
26
Pages from-to
507-532
Number of pages of the book
568
Publisher name
InTech
Place of publication
Rijeka
UT code for WoS chapter
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