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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

Physics at the Cutting Edge: The Essential Science Behind Thoracic Surgery.

Luca Bertolaccini, Virginia Piva, Antonio Mazzella, Monica Casiraghi, Marco Maria Jacopo Felisi, Lorenzo Spaggiari

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Luca BertolacciniDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1153-3334
Virginia PivaDepartment of Physics, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Antonio MazzellaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5330-5495
Monica CasiraghiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5986-7811
Marco Maria Jacopo FelisiDepartment of Medical Physics, ASST GOM Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Lorenzo SpaggiariDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thoracic surgery is deeply intertwined with the principles of physics, which govern the tools and techniques used in various procedures. A thorough understanding of these principles is essential for the safe and effective use of surgical technology, advancing surgical techniques, and developing new medical devices. This manuscript provides a comprehensive overview of crucial physical principles relevant to thoracic surgery, such as radiosterilization, electrosurgery, fluid dynamics, endoscopic techniques, diffusion principles, and laser technologies. This manuscript aims to enhance thoracic surgeons' understanding of how physics underpins their practice by elucidating the connections between these principles and their medical applications. This multidisciplinary approach seeks to improve surgical outcomes by fostering a deeper appreciation of the fundamental science behind thoracic surgery, thereby encouraging innovation and the safe, effective use of advanced surgical technologies.

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electrosurgeryfluid dynamicslung cancermedical physicsradiosterilizationsurgical technologythoracic surgery

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PMID39597896
PMCPMC11594933

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