"ications. Because of its precise control of energy delivery and reliability, RF energy has been used for decades in neurosurgical techniques.1 By the 1980s cardiac arrhythmias were being treated with RF devices.2 Usage expanded to include treatment of various malignancies (including hepatic, renal, musculoskeletal, breast, lymph, spleen, pulmonary),3,4 as well as ophthalmologic maladies, gastric reflux, sleep apnea, and aesthetic dermatological conditions.5,6 Berjano reported that the number of scientific papers published on the topic of therapeutic RF energy use increased from 19 in 1990 to 8"

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