Development and Testing of a 2450-MHz Lens Applicator for Localized Microwave Hyperthermia

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1985, Pages 1212-1216

  Nikawa, Yoshio ^a   Mori, Shinsaku ^a   Kikuchi, Makoto ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAVEGUIDES, DIELECTRIC - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LOCALIZED MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; MICROWAVE LENS APPLICATOR;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0022151371     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1985.1133196     Document Type: Article

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