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II USER MANUAL
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TREATMENT GUIDELINES
Inductive Shortwave
A coiled conductor is placed in the drum inductive applicator which is
usually in the shape of a drum. The current flowing through the coils
produces a magnetic field at right angles to the alignment of the coils.
The magnetic field induces more current into the muscle and less in the
subcutaneous fat than the capacitive technique. Today the drum
monode electrode is the most commonly used pulsed shortwave
electrode. Drum inductive applicators are generally referred to as
monodes. Drum inductive applicators are operated in the pulsed mode
to avoid overheating of the coils.
Historically, inductive electrodes were manually coiled or circumferentially wound around the area of the body to be
treated.
PANCAKE COIL
CIRCUMFERENTIAL COIL
Modern drum inductive applicators are heavily shielded to prevent unwanted emissions and their corresponding
interference with the operation of computers, telephones and other electrotherapy equipment used in the clinic. The
new systems also provide adequate RF shielding to protect the operator and other medical equipment from stray
radiation fields.