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Date sent: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:16:18 -0700 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: davidmeigs <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Microsoft Corporation Subject: Re: Leaches - Thank you To: [log in to unmask] > Someday I'd like to ask you about Radio waves used for medical > purposes. "Radio waves" have been used in medicine for years. In operations on the brain for Parkinson's disease (pallidotomy, thalamotomy, etc.), it is radiofrequency energy that is used to create the lesions. This is "radio waves". Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************