A Hyperthermia System Using a New Type of Inductive Applicator

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-31, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 21-27

  Andersen, J Bach ^a   Baun, Aage ^a   Harmark, Kristian ^a   Heinzl, Leif ^a   Raskmark, Povl ^a   Overgaard, Jens ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATOR; HYPERTHERMIA; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CARCINOMA; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MUSCLES; NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

ANTENNAS, LOOP - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - PATIENT TREATMENT; ELECTRIC HEATING, DIELECTRIC - MICROWAVES; MICROWAVE DEVICES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; MICROWAVE INDUCTIVE APPLICATORS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; TUMOR THERAPY;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0021285980     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1984.325366     Document Type: Article

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