title: RF lesion generation.
abstract: Although the technique of RF lesion generation is a well-established medical technique, most professionals using it do not understand the basic principles of electronics by which the phenomenon occurs. A review of this with special attention to the 'indifferent' or 'dispersive' electrode would lead to better practice and less adverse effects, such as patient skin burns.
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology; D004566:Electrodes; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011846:Radio Waves