Ultrasound energy

Ultrasound energy

Ultrasound energy is a form of therapy being studied as an anticancer treatment. Intensified ultrasound energy can be directed at cancer cells to heat them and kill them.

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* [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=44925 Ultrasound energy] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms


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