Applications for Thermal Medicine in Treatment of Skin Disease

Authors

Paul R. Stauffer, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-1-2014

Abstract

Objectives:

• Examples of typical disease treated with thermal medicine
• Brief biological rationale for thermal therapy approaches in the treatment of cancer
• Overview of current technology used to heat skin and subsurface tissues
• Peak at technology research that should transfer to the clinic soon to further expand applications for thermal medicine.

Presentation: 60 (Stauffer presentation begins at 9:59 mark)

Recommended Citation

Stauffer, Paul R., "Applications for Thermal Medicine in Treatment of Skin Disease" (2014). Science Matters. Paper 1.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/sciencematters/1