RT Book, Section
A1 Starkey, Chad
SR Print(0)
ID 1163450548
T1 Deep-Heating Agents: Introduction
T2 Therapeutic Modalities, 4e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803625938
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163450548
RD 2024/09/14
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.