Microwave Diathermy: The Invisible Healer
James Greene
Medical microwave diathermy proves microwaves interact directly with human tissue, validating concerns about everyday wireless exposures.
Plain English Summary
This study examined microwave diathermy, a medical treatment that uses microwave radiation to generate therapeutic heat deep within body tissues. The research explored how controlled microwave exposure can provide healing benefits through targeted tissue heating. This medical application demonstrates that microwaves can produce measurable biological effects in human tissue.
Why This Matters
The science demonstrates that microwaves can penetrate human tissue and create significant biological effects - something the medical community has recognized for decades through diathermy treatments. What this means for you is that if controlled medical microwaves can heat tissues therapeutically, everyday microwave exposures from devices like cell phones, WiFi routers, and smart meters are also interacting with your body's tissues. The reality is that while medical diathermy uses this heating effect intentionally under controlled conditions, we're now exposed to lower-level microwave radiation continuously from multiple sources throughout our daily lives. Put simply, if microwaves can heal through tissue interaction, they can also potentially harm through the same mechanisms when exposure is uncontrolled or excessive.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
To determine the heating pattern in human tissue models called phantoms and to establish safety standards for microwave diathermy units.
FDA Physicist Dr. Gideon Kantor and Howard Bassen, deputy chief director of the Electromagnetic Bran...
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FDA plans to publish a proposed regulation establishing a performance standard for microwave diathermy units based on the Agency's overall investigation of these medical devices. The standard will cover four important use areas: minimum therapeutic heating output, maximum microwave radiation leakage, product interlocks and controls, and user information. The proposed standard would require labeling to carry a list of contraindications and warning statements about treating sensitive areas such as the head, sex organs, and areas with metal implants.
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@article{microwave_diathermy_the_invisible_healer_g4584,
author = {James Greene},
title = {Microwave Diathermy: The Invisible Healer},
year = {n.d.},
}