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This article is about the inventor John Kanzius. For the 15th century theologian, see John Cantius.

John S. Kanzius (March 1, 1944 – February 18, 2009) was an American inventor, radio and TV engineer, one-time station owner and ham radio operator (Call Sign K3TUP) from Erie, Pennsylvania. He invented a method that has the potential to treat cancer, inspired by his own such battle.[1] [2] He also demonstrated a device that generated flammable hydrogen-containing gas from salt-water-solution by the use of radiowaves. In the media this was dubbed "burning salt water". Both effects involve the use of his radio frequency transmitter.

John S. Kanzius
Born(1944-03-01)March 1, 1944
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedFebruary 18, 2009(2009-02-18) (aged 64)
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Cause of deathPneumonia

Kanzius, an autodidact, stated that he was motivated to research the subject of cancer treatment by his own experiences undergoing chemotherapy for treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[3][4]

Cancer therapy

Kanzius RF Therapy is an experimental cancer treatment that employs a combination of either gold or carbon nanoparticles and radio waves to heat and destroy cancer cells without damaging healthy cells.[5][6][7]

The specific absorption rate for radio waves by living tissue in the proposed wavelengths and intensity levels is very low. Metals absorb this energy much more efficiently than tissue through dielectric heating; Richard Smalley has suggested that carbon nanotubes could be used to similar purpose.[8] If nanoparticles were to be preferentially bound to cancer sites, cancer cells could be destroyed or induced into apoptosis while leaving healthy tissue relatively unharmed.[9] This preferential targeting represents a major technical challenge. According to a presentation by Dr. Steven Curley, the types of cancer potentially treatable using Kanzius RF therapy include essentially all forms of cancer.[10]

Kanzius built a prototype Kanzius RF device in his home, and formed Therm Med., LLC to test and market his inventions.[11][12] The device was successfully tested at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2005.[2] As of 2007-04-23, preliminary research using the device at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center[13][14][15] and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center[11] has shown early promise. If federal approval is granted, testing on human patients may follow.[9][16][4] An article published in late 2010 illustrates that radiofrequency fields induce intracellular hyperthermia and necrosis in pancreatic tumors without injury to the human pancreatic tissue grafts tested. [17]

Later in 2007, Kanzius announced that the same radio frequency transmitter can also be used to generate a hydrogen-oxygen mixture dissociated from salt water.[14][18] The discovery was made accidentally while he was researching the use of radio waves for desalination. Kanzius said that "In this case we weren't looking for energy, we were looking for something that might do desalinization. The more we tried desalinization, the more heat we produced, until we got fire".[18] Kanzius admitted that this process could not be considered an energy source, as more energy is used to produce the RF signal than can be obtained from the burning gas and stated in July 2007 that he never claimed his discovery would replace oil, asserting only that his discovery was "thought provoking."[19] The details of the process are still unreleased pending the issuance of a patent.[19]

Kanzius proposed that the flame is produced by burning of hydrogen and oxygen, released from the water by radio waves "forcing together" the "normally separated" hydrogen and oxygen in the water, a process he calls "reunification". [19]

Kanzius' experiment has been confirmed by Rustum Roy, a materials scientist at Pennsylvania State University, in a demonstration before the Material Science faculty, using Kanzius' RF transceiver[20], which Kanzius had brought to the lab for the day.[14] On his website, Roy writes: "It is clear that Mr. Kanzius has demonstrated the ability to dissociate aqueous solutions of sodium chloride at normal sea water concentrations into hydrogen and oxygen."[21][14][18]

According to Roy, "The salt water isn't burning per se, despite appearances. The radio frequencies act to weaken the bonds between the elements that make up salt water, releasing the hydrogen. Once ignited, the hydrogen will burn as long as it is exposed to the frequencies."[22] The temperature and flame color varies with water solutions and concentrations.[22]

Death

John Kanzius died from pneumonia on February 18, 2009, aged 64, at a hospital near Sanibel, Florida, where he had a winter home. The pneumonia developed as complication after two recent rounds of chemotherapy.[23][24]

Patent applications

Published patent applications as of September 16, 2007:

  • WO application 2005120639 

Systems and methods for Combined RF-induced hyperthermia and radioimmunotherapy

See also

References

  1. ^ Christopher J. Gannon, MD (October 24, 2007). "Carbon nanotube-enhanced thermal destruction of cancer cells in a noninvasive radiofrequency field". Cancer. 110 (12). Wiley: 2654. doi:10.1002/cncr.23155. PMID 17960610. Retrieved 2007-10-31. Our results demonstrate that SWNTs can be used as a therapeutic agent to treat malignant tumors through RF-induced thermoablation, not just as a vector for the delivery of anticancer agents. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |laysource=, |quotes=, and |laysummary= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Klune, J.R. (2007). "Pilot investigation of a new instrument for non-invasive radiofrequency ablation of cancer". Journal of Surgical Research. 137 (2): 263. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2006.12.293. Retrieved 2007-09-17. Exposure to the radiowave field produced in vitro cell death as well as in vivo tissue destruction when metal ion enhancer solutions were utilized. Future work will focus on specific tumor destruction with tagged enhancer solutions and targeting of in vivo tumors. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |quotes=, |laysource=, and |laysummary= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Associated Press (2005-05-11). "Center to Test Radio Wave Cancer Treatment". First Coast News. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ a b "Cancer Patient Invents Treatment Machine". CBS13. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-09-10. Cite error: The named reference "cbs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ doi:10.1002/cncr.23155
  6. ^ Paul Cherukuri (2006-12-12). "Mammalian pharmacokinetics of carbon nanotubes using intrinsic near-infrared fluorescence" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103 (50): 18882–86. doi:10.1073/pnas.0609265103. PMC 1665645. PMID 17135351. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ C. J. Gannon, P. Mukherjee and S. A. Curley. "In vitro gold nanoparticle targeting enhances non-invasive radiofrequency destruction of human gastrointestinal malignancies". Poster presented at the 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium by Dr. Christopher J. Gannon, M.D.
  8. ^ Peter Panepento (2007). "Cancer Therapy Takes Next Step". Erie Times-News. Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  9. ^ a b "'Hurst hosts Kanzius cancer symposium". Mercyhurst College. 2007-04-23. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  10. ^ RF-Induced Thermal Destruction of Cancer Cells Presentation by Steven Curley, accessed November 2, 2007 [dead link]
  11. ^ a b "Cancer survivor John Kanzius isn't a doctor". Fox News. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2007-09-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ David Templeton (2005-02-20). "UPMC set to test cancer treatment". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-10-31.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ^ "Bio for Dr. Steven A. Curley". Alliance for NanoHealth. 2007-02-13. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  14. ^ a b c d O'Mara, Michael (2007-09-12). "Salt water fuel gets major university review". WKYC. Retrieved 2007-09-14. Note: This video transcript, although published in September 2007, contains quotes by Kanzius from May, as the video contained archive footage. For more information, please see the discussion on this issue.
  15. ^ Gannon, Christopher J. (2007). "Carbon nanotube-enhanced thermal destruction of cancer cells in a noninvasive radiofrequency field". Cancer. December 2007 (12): 2654. doi:10.1002/cncr.23155. PMID 17960610. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ David Templeton (2007-05-02). "Cancer research inspires Erie community". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-09-17. Dr. Curley has submitted two research manuscripts for publication and was unable to provide the latest results. But he said he is testing the treatment of human cancer strains in animals. (...) "This is the most exciting new therapy for cancer that I have seen in over 20 years of cancer research," he said.
  17. ^ "Noninvasive Radiofrequency Field Destruction of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Xenografts Treated with Targeted Gold Nanoparticles" (PDF). Clinical Cancer Research. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ a b c O'Mara, Michael (September 12 2007). Burning Water. Erie, P.A.: WKYC. Retrieved 2007-09-14. {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Note: This broadcast video, although aired in September 2007, contains archive footage of John Kanzius from May 2007. For more information, please see the discussion on this issue.
  19. ^ a b c Ogden, Shannon (2007-07-05). "Salt Water Fuel". First Coast News. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  20. ^ Roy, Rustum (2007-09-14). "Response to email". rustumroy.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  21. ^ Roy, Rustum (2007-09-14). "Response to email". rustumroy.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  22. ^ a b Templeton, David (2007-09-09). "Salt water as fuel? Erie man hopes so". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  23. ^ "John Kanzius has died". Erie Times-News. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  24. ^ "Sanibel remembers innovator John Kanzius". Fort Myers News-Press. Retrieved March 5, 2009. [dead link]


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