Yu Tinghe, Wang Zhibiao, Mason Timothy J
Institute of Ultrasound Engineering in Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.
Ultrason Sonochem. 2004 Apr;11(2):95-103. doi: 10.1016/S1350-4177(03)00157-3.
The use of low power ultrasound in therapeutic medicine is a developing field and this review will concentrate on the applications of this technology in cancer therapy. The effects of low power ultrasound have been evaluated in terms of the biological changes induced in the structure and function of tissue. The main fields of study have been in sonodynamic therapy, improving chemotherapy, gene therapy and apoptosis therapy. The range of ultrasonic power levels that can be effectively employed in therapy appears to be narrow and this may have hindered past research in the applications in cancer treatment.
低功率超声在治疗医学中的应用是一个不断发展的领域，本综述将聚焦于该技术在癌症治疗中的应用。低功率超声的效应已根据其在组织结构和功能上所引发的生物学变化进行了评估。主要研究领域包括声动力疗法、改善化疗、基因治疗和凋亡治疗。可有效应用于治疗的超声功率水平范围似乎较窄，这可能阻碍了过去在癌症治疗应用方面的研究。
