In this study, we investigated the effects of specific low-frequency electromagnetic field sequences on U937 cells, an model of human monocyte/macrophage differentiation. U937 cells were exposed to electromagnetic stimulation by means of the SynthéXer system using two similar sequences, XR-BC31 and XR-BC31/F. Each sequence was a time series of 29 wave segments, equal to a total duration of 77 min.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this paper we present a simple and effective method, based on appropriate superpositions of Bessel-Gauss beams, which in the Fresnel regime is able to describe in analytic form the three-dimensional evolution of important waves as Bessel beams, plane waves, gaussian beams, and Bessel-Gauss beams when truncated by finite apertures. One of the by-products of our mathematical method is that one can get in a few seconds, or minutes, high-precision results, which normally require quite lengthy numerical simulations. The method works in electromagnetism (optics, microwaves) as well as in acoustics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims And Background: There is a need for a cost-effective method to safely reduce the number of diagnostic procedures women undergo for breast cancer. We tested a new procedure for breast cancer diagnosis based on breast tissue response to low level electromagnetic incident waves.
Methods: We tested 101 patients with suspicious palpable breast lesions detected by mammography or ultrasonography, who were scheduled to undergo an open biopsy.