Method and apparatus for selective cell destruction
First Claim
1. A method for destroying selected cells in a host without damage to non-selected cells, comprising:
- selecting a transmission path from an energy source to the selected cells;
determining one or more of the resonant frequencies of the selected cells;
comparing the transmissibility of the selected cells at said one or more resonant frequencies with the transmissibility of the non-selected cells in the transmission path at said one or more resonant frequencies;
selecting, as a destructive frequency, one of said one or more resonant frequencies at which the transmissibility of said selected cells is higher than the transmissibility of said non-selected cells in the transmission path; and
transmitting energy from said source at said destructive frequency along said transmission path with sufficient intensity to destroy said selected cells without destroying said non-selected cells in the transmission path.
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Abstract
Method for destroying selected cells in a host without damage to non-selected cells comprises selecting a transmission path from an energy source (12) to the selected cells (30); determining one or more of the resonant frequencies of the selected cells (30); selecting as a destructive frequency one of the resonant frequencies at which the transmissibility of the selected cells (30) is higher than the transmissibility of the non-selected cells in the transmission path; and transmitting energy from the source (12) at the destructive frequency along the path with sufficient intensity to destroy the selected cells (30) without destroying the non-selected cells. Apparatus for practicing the method is also disclosed.
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1. A method for destroying selected cells in a host without damage to non-selected cells, comprising:
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selecting a transmission path from an energy source to the selected cells; determining one or more of the resonant frequencies of the selected cells; comparing the transmissibility of the selected cells at said one or more resonant frequencies with the transmissibility of the non-selected cells in the transmission path at said one or more resonant frequencies; selecting, as a destructive frequency, one of said one or more resonant frequencies at which the transmissibility of said selected cells is higher than the transmissibility of said non-selected cells in the transmission path; and transmitting energy from said source at said destructive frequency along said transmission path with sufficient intensity to destroy said selected cells without destroying said non-selected cells in the transmission path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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