Frontiers in the Application of RF Vacuum Electronics.

Carter M ArmstrongEmma C SnivelyMuhammad ShumailChristopher NantistaZenghai LiSami TantawiBilly W Loo Richard J Temkin Robert G Griffin Jinjun Feng Roberto Dionisio Felix MentgenNatanael AyllonMark A HendersonTimothy P Goodman

Published in: IEEE transactions on electron devices (2023)

The application of radio frequency (RF) vacuum electronics for the betterment of the human condition began soon after the invention of the first vacuum tubes in the 1920s and has not stopped since. Today, microwave vacuum devices are powering important applications in health treatment, material and biological science, wireless communication-terrestrial and space, Earth environment remote sensing, and the promise of safe, reliable, and inexhaustible energy. This article highlights some of the exciting application frontiers of vacuum electronics.

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public health
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mental health
big data
risk assessment
artificial intelligence
combination therapy
radiofrequency ablation
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