The use of electrocoagulation in neurosurgery was established by a publication in 1928, authored by Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939). The article was preceded by a note by W.T. Bovie, which described a new, “surgical-current generator.”1
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Electrosurgery as an aid to the removal of intra-cranial tumors. With a preliminary note on a new surgical-current generator by W. T. Bovie. Surg Gyn Obstet. 1928;47:751–784.
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