Dividing cells within living tissue that contain polarizable intracellular
members can be destroyed using at least two insulated electrodes and an
electric field source that applies an alternating electric potential
across the conductors within the insulated electrodes. The electric field
is transformed into a non-homogenous electric field that produces an
increased density electric field in a region of the dividing cells. The
non-homogenous electric field is of sufficient intensity to cause the
intracellular members to be drawn to that region, which causes a pressure
increase that results in a structural breakdown of the dividing cells.