TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Deep-Heating Agents: Introduction A1 - Starkey, Chad PY - 2013 T2 - Therapeutic Modalities, 4e AB - This section describes therapeutic ultrasound, a modality that uses acoustical energy, and shortwave diathermy, an electrical modality that produces radio waves, which produce heat deep within the body's tissues. The physics, biophysical effects, and clinical application of each modality are described. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163450548 ER -