The Effects of Driving Frequency and Antenna Length on Power Deposition Within a Microwave Antenna Array Used for Hyperthermia

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-32, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 152-157

  Trembly, B Stuart ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; CANCER; HYPERTHERMIA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; THERAPY;

HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MATHEMATICS; MICROWAVES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - HEATING; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - PATIENT TREATMENT; MICROWAVE DEVICES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION - CONTROL;

ANTENNA DRIVING FREQUENCY; ANTENNA LENGTH; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; INTERSTITIAL MICROWAVE ANTENNA ARRAY HYPERTHERMIA/IMAAH; POWER DEPOSITION PATTERN;

ANTENNAS, DIPOLE;

EID: 0021892150     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1985.325436     Document Type: Article

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